Want to join a trusted and reputable company with a broad portfolio of capabilities across the Maritime domain?
Overview
Important: All applicants must be able to obtain Security Clearance, and as a minimum be living in the UK for 5 years.
Working: The role is office/hybrid based with occasional travel to other company sites in the UK. Office site presence, anticipated 2/3 days onsite, depending on project needs.
Key Responsibilities:
* Definition and management of Mechanical architecture, system and sub-system requirements and their validation and verification.
* Responsibility for 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 reports, plans and procedures in accordance with our product development framework.
* Define, analysis and document predicted mechanical functional behaviours and performance.
* Responsibility for project mechanical test solution, and development of test procedures to support the verification of the product.
* Led the mechanical integration, verification and acceptance testing collecting and presenting evidence as necessary.
* Prepare and present mechanical technical solutions and estimates to stakeholders (internal and external).
* Provision of in-service and production support to internal and external customers.
* May act as Project Engineering Lead (PEL) and/or Work Package Manager (WPM) on one or more projects.
* Support the continuous improvement of the Mechanical Engineering function, including processes and tools.
* Support to Bids & Proposals by providing input on technical solutions, estimates and plans.
* Adhere to the company's mechanical engineering processes and procedures.
* Coaching and mentoring of more junior Engineers.
Experience Needed:
* Ideally qualified to degree-level or equivalent experience in a Physics or Engineering based subject, such as; Electronics, Hardware, Computer Science, Software or Systems Engineering etc.
* Experience across the whole project lifecycle of developing mechanical solutions against design brief/requirements set.
* Extensive experience in mechanical design and documentation using MCAD, MCAE, PLM and ERP toolsets (Creo, Autodesk Inventor, Windchill, IFS or similar).
* A thorough understanding of key mechanical engineering principles e.g. material selection, assembly techniques and manufacturing processes.
* Work package management responsibilities.
* Preparation for, and participation in Product Design Reviews.
* 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 budget.
* Hold Security clearance at SC level or eligibility to obtain it.
Desirable Experience:
* Experience of Mechanical Integration, Verification and Validation activities.
* Experience of designing products in the Defence domain (preferably Maritime).
* Experience of using mechanical design analysis techniques and toolsets to evaluate different potential solutions e.g. trade-studies, calculations, modelling and simulation.
* Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a deadline-oriented environment.
Company Overview:
Want to work for a successful business, who develop advanced specialist systems to deliver warfighting edge in the modern maritime and underwater battlespace?
The company has a number of awards, most recently being named as an Award winner (Gold Award) in MoD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme!
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