Senior Mechanical Engineer

General Dynamics Missions System International; Hastings; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace engineering company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to develop next-generation avionics systems. The role involves providing technical leadership, ensuring design assurance, and producing detailed CAD designs. The successful candidate will have experience in mechanical design, a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and proficiency in CAD tools. This position offers a starting salary between £45,600 and £57,000 with a flexible benefits package, and the opportunity for hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Compressed nine-day fortnight

Personalized career development plan

Flexible working environment

Qualifications

• Significant experience in mechanical design, particularly in avionics systems.
• Ability to perform Finite Element Analysis (FEA) using Creo Simulate.
• Knowledge of BS8888 standards for technical product documentation and specification.

Responsibilities

• Develop next-generation avionics systems focusing on mechanical aspects.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior mechanical engineers.
• Produce detailed CAD designs and manage configuration including complete BoM generation.

Skills

Mechanical design expertise

Proficiency in CAD software (Creo Parametric)

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Leadership and mentoring skills

Effective communication

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Creo Parametric

Creo Simulate

Flotherm XT

Job description

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer you will :

• Develop next-generation avionics systems focusing on mechanical aspects
• Analyse requirements design implement and verify mechanical sub-assemblies and components
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior mechanical engineers
• Contribute to conceptual designs for Avionics platforms and ensure design assurance needs are met within time and budget constraints
• Produce detailed CAD (Creo Parametric) design layouts manufacturing drawings and manage configuration including complete BoM generation
• Choose material forming solutions suitable for component duty and quantity
• Perform and report on Finite Element Analysis (FEA) using Creo Simulate and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) using Flotherm XT
• Support project estimating manage work to meet cost estimates and schedules and participate in internal customer and supplier meetings
• Conduct investigations develop solutions and write technical reports
• Assist with other engineering duties (e.g. testing experimentation modelling) as workload demands

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you should have :

• Significant experience in mechanical design particularly in avionics systems
• Degree level education in Mechanical Engineering
• Proficiency in CAD software specifically Creo Parametric
• Knowledge of BS8888 standards for technical product documentation and specification
• Ability to perform Finite Element Analysis (FEA) using Creo Simulate
• Experience with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) using Flotherm XT
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Effective communication skills both written and verbal

Additional Information

This role has a starting salary of between 45600 and 57000 plus our flexible benefits package.

We are open to this role being spent with time working from home and in the office (hybrid - typically 3 days working in office) on a weekly basis or fully in our offices.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose offering impressive benefits :

• A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours - which means every other Friday off.
• A personalized career development plan alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company.
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded with flexible benefits

We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs cultural background job experiences thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you we welcome you to join our inclusive team!

Our success is fuelled by our colleagues and the wide variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills they bring to the Company.

We are a Disability Confident Employer as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Please email if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme.

All successful / appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work check.

Remote Work: No

Employment Type: Full-time

Key Skills

• Children Activity
• Administrative Skills
• Data Warehousing
• Fire And Safety Engineering
• Fleet
• Asic

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1