Tooling Design Engineer

MBDA; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense organization in the UK is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to design tooling solutions for advanced weapons systems. The ideal candidate will have experience in mechanical design and a high capability in using 3D CAD tools like PTC Creo. This role offers a hybrid working model and various employee benefits including a company bonus and enhanced parental leave.

Benefits

Company bonus up to £2,500

Up to 14% pension contribution

Opportunity for paid overtime

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave

Subsidised meals and free car parking

Qualifications

• Degree/HND/HNC qualified with experience in mechanical design.
• High level of capability in industry standard 3D CAD packages.
• Experience in FMEA, DFA, DFM development techniques.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop tooling solutions for complex weapons.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Take ownership of delivery for design solutions.

Skills

Mechanical design and development

3D CAD packages (PTC Creo)

FMEA, DFA, DFM techniques

Understanding customer needs

Education

Degree/HND/HNC qualification

Tools

PTC Creo

Job description

Salary: Circa up to £56,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 days per week on-site, maybe more due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…

The opportunity:

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Mechanical Design Engineer with drive and enthusiasm to join Europe’s number one missile system provider to design and develop Tooling solutions for complex weapons and weapon systems across the product lifecycle.

You will be part of a high performing team. You will be creating Tooling solutions on a wide variety of projects. This is a critical role collaborating with wider multi-disciplinary teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions. We are looking for someone with passion and drive to take ownership of all aspects of the delivery of these solutions.

What we're looking for from you:

High performing teams need high performing and competent individuals. To be suitable for this role, candidates will be able to demonstrate a number of the following attributes:

• - Ideally Degree/HND/HNC qualified with demonstrable experience in Mechanical design and development using appropriate engineering tools and techniques.
• High level of capability in the use of industry standard 3D CAD packages such as PTC Creo
• Experience of operating in an environment employing development techniques such as FMEA, DFA, DFM etc
• Experience of developing manufacturing tooling and mechanical handling equipment from initial concept to production of 2D drawings.
• Ability to understand the customer needs to develop a design solution.

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