Job Description
Mechanical Design
You will be working primarily on design tasks for metallic and carbon fibre composite components from concept, through preliminary design and GD&T. You will work alongside our expert designers, analysts, manufacturing engineers and production team to deliver complete, flight-qualified components, all manufactured, tested and integrated in-house.
The position includes the following tasks and responsibilities:
* Design structural and mechanical components and assemblies of both the launch vehicle and its supporting ground segment equipment, including assembly and test fixtures. You will be doing detailed designs across a range of work packages, from the detailed design of bolts and fasteners to more complex primary and secondary flight structures.
* Provide hands-on engineering support to hardware prototype development and test
* Managing multiple tasks and work packages in parallel with changeable priorities
* Support and collaborate with analysis and manufacturing across the product development lifecycle, owing products through an iterative design process.
* Although an appreciation of analysis and its underpinning principles would be beneficial, this role is focused on design
Key Qualifications and Experience
* Bachelor or Master’s degree in an Aerospace/Mechanical or another related engineering fields.
* Proven track record for delivery spanning the whole development lifecycle including, requirements capture, concept, detail design, design for manufacture (DFM), production and verification
* Proficient in the use of CAD (SOLIDWORKS, CATIA, NX) and in the generation of technical and production drawings in accordance with relevant standards
* At least 6 + years’ experience in engineering design, ideally of high-performance or flight-critical components
* Demonstrated experience across the full lifecycle of mechanical engineering developments
* Working knowledge of aerospace and industrial engineering materials and their properties
* Significant experience of design and related tools, with the ability to run CAD but also to understand the underpinning maths
* Solid understanding and application of GD&T
* Appreciation of composite materials and their associated manufacturing processes
Desirable Experience:
* Understanding of kinematics and derived tolerance specification
* Familiarity with metallurgy, material selection and material coatings for space applications
* Familiarity with spacecraft structural loads (quasi-static loads, random vibration, shock, thermo-mechanical)
* Working knowledge of structural sizing approaches by hand calculation and/or FEA
* Experience with mechanical and materials testing
* Experience with cryogenic fluids
* Familiarity with industry standards and references (e.g. MIL-HDBK-5/17, ECSS-E-HB-32, NASA-STD-5001, GSFC-STD-7000)
* Knowledge of mechanical components (e.g. bearings, shafts, transmissions, sealings)
* Proactive problem-solving skills such as failure analysis and root cause investigation
Benefits
* £55,000 gross annual
* Share Options in the company so you will really benefit from your hard work as the company grows and is successful
* Company Cycle to Work scheme
* 3% Nest Pension
* EA Programme
* Independent Mortgage Advice
* Life Insurance
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