Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

QinetiQ Limited; Gosport; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched contribution pension

Generous holiday allowance

Health Cash Plan or Private Medical

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant support

Job summary

QinetiQ Limited in Gosport is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to lead mechanical design delivery on complex tasks, owning end-to-end outcomes. The role emphasizes high integrity engineering and collaboration with cross‑functional teams to meet demanding engineering challenges onsite.

You will champion design reviews, guide technical teams through validated processes, and drive continued improvements while coordinating with customers and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience with hazard identification, safety cases and safety management systems.
• Ability to apply analytical, simulation and modelling techniques.
• Knowledge of materials selection, coatings and corrosion.
• Experience in concept design and development.
• Significant experience creating technical drawings from 3D models in Siemens NX; liaising with suppliers, customers and SMEs.

Responsibilities

• Guide and coordinate design reviews with subject‑matter experts, including pre‑reviews and internal/customer reviews.
• Lead continuous improvement during delivery, coordinating technical teams to produce optimized designs and detailed reports.
• Provide confident technical presentations to customers, stakeholders, and peers while promoting high standards through inventive problem solving.
• Apply safety engineering tools across the project lifecycle and contribute to Design Safety Cases.

Skills

Hazard Identification

Safety Management

Analytical & Modelling

Materials Selection

Concept Design

Leadership

Education

HNC/HND/Degree in Aeronautical or Mechanical Engineering

Industrial Design or Product Design (desirable)

CEng level & CPD (desirable)

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

3D CAD Tools

Job description

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Job Title: Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Gosport, England, United Kingdom

Role Type: Permanent – Full Time

Package: £52,425-£58,250 (salary dependent on experience) + Benefits

Role ID: SF19903

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at our Gosport site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer you will be leading the delivery of mechanical design solutions and taking ownership of delivery on complex tasks, requiring high integrity engineering and managing complex, unusual tasks involving significant challenges.

Day-to-day, you’ll will explore and test the problem space thoroughly, guiding others in generating their own hardware solutions and be prepared to lead and co-ordinate the reviews and testing of these ideas at design reviews and group critiques to delight customers.

Ideally, you will have gained significant and wide-ranging experience in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, CAD modelling using NX, configuration control using Teamcenter, and composites manufacture and/or design for composites manufacture.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Reviews: This role involves guiding others and coordinating subject ‑ matter experts through design reviews, including running pre ‑ reviews and chairing internal or lower ‑ level customer reviews, with the potential to progress to full Design Review Chair competency
• Delivery: This role plays a key part in live continuous improvement during delivery, leading and coordinating technical teams to produce optimised designs and clear, detailed reports
• Technical: This role involves providing confident advice and presentations to customers, stakeholders and peers, while driving high technical and professional standards through inventive problem solving and recognised best practice
• Governance: This role requires a solid understanding of safety engineering tools and how they are applied across the project lifecycle, including compiling HAZID outputs and contributing to Design Safety Cases

Essential experience of the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer:

• We would expect the individual to display both knowledge and practical experience, can function without supervision on a day-to-day basis and be capable of providing guidance and advice to less experienced practitioners in the following competency areas. Including but not limited to:
  • Hazard Identification, Safety Cases & Safety Management systems
  • Applying Analytical, Simulation and Modelling Techniques
  • Materials Selection, Coatings & Corrosion
  • Concept Design & Development
• Significant experience creating technical drawings from 3D Models in Siemens NX (or similar CAD tools), working with suppliers, manufacturers, customers, and subject matter experts

Essential qualifications for the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer:

• HNC/HND/Degree in Aeronautical or Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design or Product Design (or equivalent experience)
• Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, Product Design degree or equivalent (desirable)
• Should have achieved CEng level against the UK SPEC and have joined a recognised professional institution and maintaining CPD (desirable)

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Gosport site with an average site attendance of five days per week. Role primarily requires working on-site with limited opportunity for remote work. Adaptive working offered which includes flexible start and finish times and compressed hours options.

Our facilities at the Haslar Marine Technology Park are state-of-the-art, including our ocean basin rotating arm, and marine towing tank, offering an unparalleled environment for testing and refining designs. Our marine technology offers our global customers a service to deliver constrained hydrodynamic model tests of surface ships, submarines, offshore structures, and renewable energy devices

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

At QinetiQ we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible and welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that a diverse mix of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences drives innovation and leads to better outcomes for our people, customers and communities. We encourage applications from all candidates and are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing [e-mail] . One of our recruitment team will contact you.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture .www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community