Mechanical design engineer

Overview

In this role you will translate customer needs into robust mechanical designs for aerospace applications. You will work within cross-functional teams to deliver compliant solutions and contribute to New Product Introduction programs. You’ll tackle design challenges from concept through validation, with emphasis on manufacturability and reliability. This is a hands-on engineering opportunity in a growth-focused company that values collaboration and learning. You will help shape products for Fortune 500 customers in a dynamic, multi-domain environment.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days paid holiday
• car salary sacrifice scheme
• matched pension contribution payments
• career development and progression across a multi-domain business

Responsibilities

• Execute design and development projects for aerospace components and systems
• Ensure compliance with aerospace industry standards
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on requirements capture and execution
• Contribute to New Product Introduction (NPI) programmes
• Design and develop structural and/or rotating parts
• Develop rig designs, analyses, and integration plans
• Select materials and perform 3D part modelling and drafting
• Define interface control documents and perform stack-up, layout, clash checks, and tolerancing
• Apply GD&T and select manufacturing processes
• Perform design calculations for stress and strength; prepare design definition reports
• Collaborate with project management to align objectives and progress
• Present findings clearly at customer review meetings
• Solve day-to-day design process issues

Key requirements

• Experience in design and development of structural and/or rotating parts
• Knowledge of rig design, analysis, and integration
• Material selection and 3D modelling/drafting
• Strong understanding of interface control, stack-up and tolerances
• Proficiency in GD&T, manufacturing methods, and process selection
• DFM/DFMA awareness
• Design calculations for stress and strength
• Experience preparing and reviewing design definition reports
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and project management
• Effective communication for customer reviews

• collaboration
• problem-solving
• clear communication
• UG NX
• PLM Teamcenter
• Hypermesh

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