Mechanical Design Engineer – Defence Sector

Mechanical Design Engineer - Defence Sector - Permanent - Attractive  - Buckinghamshire

A Mechanical Design Engineer is needed for an established supplier of engineering solutions for the defence sector. They specialise in the design, manufacture and support of control systems, and power systems for defence platforms within the safety critical and harsh environment domain. The company now needs a Mechanical Design Engineer to create CAD designs, modification, and improvement of existing 2D and 3D CAD, fabrication drawings, BoM's, and other manufacturing data.

The Mechanical Design Engineer will be generating 3D CAD models using Autodesk Inventor, fabrication drawings, and manufacturing data to support existing products and new designs of electro-mechanical products. The Mechanical Design Engineer will be working on enclosures, cabinets, and operator consoles, all of which need to be ruggedised to meet demands of harsh environments, adhering to the strict safety critical defence standards.

There will be a trade test to carry out a set of tasks on a test 3D object in Autodesk Inventor.

The Mechanical Design Engineer Responsibilities:

• Accuracy and quality of drawings and data and compliance of own work with requirements.
• Understanding work packages complex statements of works and technical instructions.
• Working as part of a team to design and develop electro-mechanical products.
• An emphasis on ruggedisation for harsh environments and defence standards.
• Work through whole life-cycle, (requirements, development, drawings, calculations, and reports).
• Work with the Engineering Project Manager to ensure efficient, accurate and on time completion.
• Reviewing designs in respect to compliance, obsolescence, and manufacturability of a design.
• Follow a DFMA philosophy when producing manufacturable designs.
• Adhere to, the design control processes within the company Business Management System.
• Provide technical support to other parts of a business, project managers, and customers.
• Understand the full scope of a project and be able to contribute to all aspects as required.
• Manage design changes in accordance with company procedures.
• Updating stock records and maintain datasheets and similar part information.
• Liaise with fabricators to improve processes, product quality, and communications.

Key Skills/Experience Required for the Mechanical Design Engineer

• Bachelor's degree with honours in Mechanical Design / HNC or HND with relevant experience.
• Experience of mechanical design, product development, and manufacture.
• Ideally Experience with sheet metal fabrication and an understanding of design techniques.
• Experience using Autodesk Inventor 3D CAD to design high quality models and create BoM's.
• Able of designing to critical standards adhering to regulatory and industry legalisation.
• Able to Manage time, priorities, and deadlines to ensure on time delivery of tasks
• Designing and developing enclosures and cabinets would be advantageous.
• Experience with FEA, CFD etc, using hand calculations and associated software tools.
• Passionate about mechanical engineering, designing with a continuous improvement mind set.
• Excellent communication skills and be able to write reports and create presentations if required
• Understanding of sheet metal fabrication, welding and coating technology is essential.
• Able to work effectively with cross-functional teams, engineers, designers, and stakeholders.

**Candidates must be Sole British Nationals only as full UK Security Clearance (SC) will be required, and this is due to the nature of the Defence products involved**

Demand for this role will undoubtedly be high, and interviews will be arranged very soon. If you have the right experience and you want to be considered, please apply today. If you have any questions about the Mechanical Design Engineer role, please contact Peter Heap at Jonathan Lee Recruitment on 01384 446127 or send suitable CV's to peter.heap@jonlee.co.uk

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