Senior Mechanical Engineer: Arctic Hardware & Field R&D

Arctic Research and Development; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity options for early employee

Private Healthcare for you and family

Enhanced maternity & paternity leave

Field travel to Arctic sites

Job summary

Arctic Research and Development is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the design, build, and deployment of cold-hardened hardware for Arctic environments. You will drive end-to-end solutions, push materials limits, and take work from workshop to field in the Arctic.

Join a mission-driven team that values hands-on prototyping, thorough testing, and cross-disciplinary collaboration across mechanics, electronics, software, and deployment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hardware development in extreme environments.
• Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with portfolio.
• Advanced SolidWorks 3D CAD proficiency.
• Experience taking products from concept to production (DfMA).
• Hands-on prototype and testing with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, test, and deliver Arctic-ready hardware from cradle to deployment for ARD's product-line.
• Drive materials choices, joinery, sealing, and reliability under thermal/mechanical stress.
• Run cold-chamber and durability testing with Test Engineer for sub-zero climates.
• Integrate with electrical, software, and deployment teams.
• Set QA standards to keep systems bulletproof in harsh conditions.
• Travel to the Arctic for R&D field testing and industry meetings.

Skills

Experience 5+ years

SolidWorks

Prototype testing

DfMA knowledge

Education

Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering degree

Tools

PDM

RF systems familiarity

Job description

Arctic Research and Development is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the design, build, and deployment of cold-hardened hardware for Arctic environments. You will drive end-to-end solutions, push materials limits, and take work from workshop to field in the Arctic.

Join a mission-driven team that values hands-on prototyping, thorough testing, and cross-disciplinary collaboration across mechanics, electronics, software, and deployment.