Senior Mechanical Engineer

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Mechanical Systems Engineer to come and join Our team. The Systems Engineering Team leads the engineering input to all test facilities and supporting systems around our Transonic Wind Tunnel. Role is 5 days a week on site in Bedford. This includes understanding, maintaining and improving existing plant, machinery and systems, alongside the definition and introduction of new capabilities as we continue our transformation and upgrade journey.

• Understand the design intent of existing plant and machinery, their operating regimes and maintenance requirements including legacy equipment.
• Design and implement new mechanical engineering elements of plant, machinery and wind tunnel test equipment, ensuring documentation and engineering justifications are maintained appropriately in accordance with company processes.
• Understand and characterise existing plant, machinery and wind tunnel test equipment such that its integration with new equipment can be ensured.
• Review telemetry and data gathered from operational equipment to understand performance.
• Take engineering ownership of entire projects such as the refurbishment of significant plant assets. This includes conversations with suppliers about replacements when needed.
• Maintain and upgrade the mechanical and process engineering elements of legacy plant and equipment, taking a pragmatic approach to introducing new and effective fixes to old technical or safety problems.
• Perform analysis of the electrical aspects of systems.
• Observe all safety requirements around high-energy systems such as high-pressure air/hydraulics, high voltages and lasers.
• Record knowledge gained in company systems.
• Self-manage, plan own work and ensure key milestones are met.
• Work together with other team members of varied disciplines.

• Degree (Bachelors or Masters) qualified in Mechanical Engineering or closely related subject.
• 5 – 10 years’ industrial experience post degree in a similar role.

• Understanding of industrial machinery.
• Understanding of the application of formal design control and change procedures.
• Appreciation of the importance of continuous improvement.
• Experience or a working knowledge of mechanical design software, such as CATIA, or modelling languages such as Matlab etc. (other tools may be more appropriate).
• Experience with Control Systems or Electronics would be a bonus.
• Happy to take the lead in determining the best solutions to problems and then driving those solutions to completion.
• Happy to get involved with physical work and able and willing to work in parts of the site with difficult or limited access.

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