Senior Mechanical Engineer

Gold Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace & defence engineering firm is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer in Chelmsford. This position offers career progression and the chance to work on capability upgrades for the UK Armed Forces. Ideal candidates will possess a degree and experience in relevant engineering fields, with responsibilities spanning the design process and mentoring early career engineers.

Benefits

Overtime

Private Healthcare

14% Pension

25 Days Holiday

Free Shares

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering required.
• Experience in Defence, Marine or extreme environment engineering.
• Broad understanding of mechanical engineering theory with specialization in cooling systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical support for mechanical engineering design activities.
• Developing conceptual designs for radar products.
• Producing technical documentation aligned with company guidelines.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering Theory

Cooling Systems

Finite Element Analysis (FE)

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Role: Senior Mechanical Engineer

Location: Chelmsford - Hybrid

Salary: 50,000 - 55,000 + benefits

Senior Mechanical Engineer needed to join our client, an established aerospace & defence engineering firm based in the Chelmsford area.

This role will provide engineering management support as part of a team delivering capability upgrades to the UK Armed Forces over the next 10 years. You will have the opportunity to develop and enhance your skills and knowledge, with the potential to lead into more senior positions within a global business.

Please note this role would require candidates to obtain SC Clearance.

What the role of the Senior Mechanical Engineer entails:

Some of the main duties of the Senior Mechanical Engineer will include:

• Providing technical engineering support to mechanical engineering design activities for new and legacy products
• Developing conceptual designs for radar products, sub-systems and units
• Producing technical documentation in line with company guidelines
• Attending and contributing to design review discussions/meetings.
• Engaging with different engineering disciplines and competencies which exist within the local project and company more broadly.
• Undertaking continuous personal development as required in order to build own skill, knowledge and competence in a range of business situations.
• Supporting the development of other early careers engineers within the discipline

What experience you need to be the successful Senior Mechanical Engineer:

Essential:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering
• Full engineering lifecycle experience
• Defence, Marine or extreme environment engineering industry experience
• Have a broad understanding of mechanical engineering theory and technology with an interest in developing specialist experience in cooling systems, FE and CFD

Desirable:

• Radar knowledge
• Knowledge of Composite materials - testing and validation
• CEng level (or equivalent level of capability) or in the final stages of achieving CEng status

Benefits: Overtime, Private Healthcare, 14% pension, 25 days holiday, free shares and more!

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

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