Senior Mechanical Engineer - Aerospace & UAS Lead

Saab UK; Bedford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Pension scheme 8% company contrib.

Private medical insurance

Death in service insurance

Share matching (up to 5%)

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Job summary

Saab UK, part of Scandinavia’s largest defence company, is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer for the Bedford site within BlueBear - A Saab Company. You will lead mechanical design across aerospace programmes, mentor engineers and drive product development from concept to flight test and production.

The role requires extensive aerospace/mechanical experience, advanced CAD (SolidWorks/CATIA) and DFMEA / GD&T proficiency, with eligibility for UK security clearance (SC).

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in mechanical design within aerospace, UAV, defence or similar sectors.
• Advanced SolidWorks or CATIA capability including surfacing, assemblies, drawing generation and GD&T, plus experience working within a PLM/PDM system.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design and development activities across multiple aerospace programmes.
• Provide technical leadership, design reviews and mentoring for engineers.
• Own CAD architecture, detailed design, drawing release and configuration control using SolidWorks.
• Lead integration of propulsion systems, payloads and aircraft structures.
• Conduct engineering analysis including FEA (e.g. ANSYS/Nastran), hand calculations and design trade studies.
• Support manufacturing, assembly, verification, flight test and certification activities.
• Manage technical risks, DFMEA activities and engineering documentation.
• Engage with customers and stakeholders to translate requirements into solutions.
• Support estimates, planning and work package delivery.

Education

Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Job description

Saab UK, part of Scandinavia’s largest defence company, is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer for the Bedford site within BlueBear - A Saab Company. You will lead mechanical design across aerospace programmes, mentor engineers and drive product development from concept to flight test and production.

The role requires extensive aerospace/mechanical experience, advanced CAD (SolidWorks/CATIA) and DFMEA / GD&T proficiency, with eligibility for UK security clearance (SC).