Principal Mechanical Engineer
Location: Huddersfield
Onsite
£50 PAYE or £65.98 Umbrella hourly rate - inside IR35
12 month contract
This is to work onsite at David Brown Defence carrying out work on behalf of BAES Subs
Acting principally under the direction of the Technical Authority, to work flexibly within the Engineering team on assigned gearbox design projects and associated product engineering activities. The scope of the tasks will primarily comprise/address the mechanical design and detailing of high integrity gearboxes, components and assemblies, but will include other supporting systems and equipment such as couplings, instrumentation, lubrication, materials selection, documentation and test rig design as necessary. Liaison with other engineering team members and other DBS functional teams during project work is an integral part of the role.
Core Duties
Typical duties include (but are not limited to):
Engineering design of geared transmission systems and components
Develop designs and/or re-engineering of existing designs for new applications.
Design of test equipment and procedures for gearboxes
Interpretation and comprehension of customer specifications, design standards including geometric tolerancing.
Work with & support other team members, including those in adjacent disciplines including Analysis & Development. Lead engineering tasks on assigned projects.
Interpretation and comprehens...