Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Evolito’s mission is to accelerate the adoption of electric propulsion in aerospace applications in support of a net-zero world. We will help to revolutionise personal mobility and transform our towns and cities with clean, noise‑free air transportation.

• Own the design and development of parts and assemblies of our motor and controller products.
• Develop design solutions through the full product lifecycle from requirements, through concept schemes, preliminary design, detail design, support procurement, manufacture/production, test and verification, and development activities.
• Review 3D CAD models, 2D drawings, supporting calculations and analysis, material and production methods selection.
• Ownership of drawing checks on 3D CAD models and 2D drawings to achieve formal drawing releases.
• Support the development of manufacturing processes and novel designs for new technology applications and materials.
• Liaise with suppliers on design and development solutions, resolving to the optimal solution.
• Support FMEAs and FMECA input.
• Ownership of engineering documentation such as risk register and design logbooks.
• Support new business opportunities with information, guidance and feasibility of packaging and applications of our motors and controllers.
• Support and encourage people development.
• Support design and engineering development best practices, capable of producing technical documentation for internal and external use when required.

• Degree or equivalent in mechanical, electro‑mechanical or equivalent engineering sciences.
• Proven experience in a design and development environment, pragmatically applying knowledge to real‑world situations.
• Confidence in using engineering basic principles for initial conceptual design.
• Strong understanding of design for manufacturing and series production processes.
• Experience in the use of CAD and data management software packages to generate best practice 3D models, e.g. NX, Teamcenter PLM.
• Ability to undertake and interpret mechanical CAE studies and propose solutions/improvements to design issues.
• Experience in GD&T to ISO 1101:2017, ASME Y14.5‑2018 or similar.
• Familiarity with FMEAs and robust engineering practices, or willingness to appreciate working within a structured and rigorous systems engineering product development process.
• Confidence in cross‑functional collaboration with internal stakeholders, suppliers and customers.
• Ability to critically review engineering specifications, statements of work and other documents that may form part of technical and commercial agreements.
• Experience in people management and people development.
• Creative problem‑solving abilities with an analytical approach to implementation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Valid UK driving licence and availability to support visits to customer sites.

• Basic CAE analysis skills (FEM, CFD, vibration and modal) to perform simple analysis.
• Experience with composite materials and dissimilar materials bonding.
• Member of professional institutions such as IET or IMechE.