Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Ultra

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience
• Experience across the whole project lifecycle of developing mechanical solutions against design brief/requirements set
• Experience in mechanical design and documentation using MCAD, MCAE, PLM and ERP toolsets (Creo, Autodesk Inventor, Windchill, IFS or similar)
• A good understanding of key mechanical engineering principles e.g. material selection, assembly techniques and manufacturing processes
• Hands-on experience of designing complex systems involving multiple engineering disciplines and understanding of associated challenges and risks
• Successful delivery of reliable solutions to timescale and requirements
• Hold Security clearance at SC level or eligibility to obtain it

Desirable

• The Ultra Mechanical Engineering function is responsible for the design, development, test, and documentation of mechanical assemblies for products, which includes new development, change orders, process improvements, and documentation
• It supports designs throughout the concept, development and production stages of the system life cycle
• Supporting the definition of Mechanical architecture, system and sub-system requirements and their validation and verification
• Support to developing, documenting and delivering viable mechanical solutions for complex systems using the company engineering toolsets
• Creation and peer review of technical artefacts, including mechanical design documentation, design data packs, analysis, plans and procedures in accordance with our product development framework
• Development of the project mechanical test solution, and test procedures to support the verification of the hardware
• Supporting the mechanical integration, verification and acceptance testing collecting and presenting evidence as necessary
• Prepare and present mechanical technical solutions and risks to stakeholders (internal and external)
• Provision of in-service and production support to internal and external customers
• May act in technical led role on specific projects or activities
• Support the continuous improvement of the Mechanical Engineering function, including processes and tools
• Adhere to the company’s mechanical engineering processes and procedures
• Coaching and mentoring of more junior Engineers