Principal Engineer Mechanical Engineering
Listed on 2026-11-05
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Engineering
Mechanical Engineer, Systems Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists
Join a world-renowned aerospace and defence organisation as a Principal Mechanical Engineer Platform Systems in Coventry onsite 3 days a week onsite the rest from home
Would you like to join a global aerospace and defence organisation? Do you want to work as part of an organisation protecting people and maintaining maximum national security?
Due to a drive for greater success, this advanced manufacturing business is currently searching for a Principal Mechanical Engineer Platform Systems to add to their talented, hardworking team in Coventry on a 12 month contract. Striving for innovation and creativity you can ensure no two days will be the same.
V06660 - Principal Engineer - Mechanical Engineering (Platform Systems)
Coventry 2-3 Days onsite per week
£43.00ph PAYE £57.97 UMB
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The role:The Principal Engineer
- Mechanical Engineering (Platform Systems) shall provide engineering support to the local Team Lead and Engineering Manager to enable progression of Platform systems to the next design gateway review.
- Develop design solutions to agreed time, cost and quality in accordance with project or business milestones.
- Develop and manage requirements and acceptance criteria specific to a system or product and/or across a system of systems, platform or programme
- Understand the contractual and performance requirements for various systems, and support the definition and associated acceptance criteria and events through design, build, integration, installation and commissioning activities.
- Produce documentation required to support the design review process, including: diagrams; technical specifications; supporting calculations; design evidence and justifications
- Ensure design proving evidence is comprehensive, captured within the requirements management tools and has been endorsed by the appropriate level of authority
- Demonstrable experience in the delivery of mechanical systems through the engineering lifecycle.
- Comprehensive experience of applying technical expertise across the full engineering lifecycle.
- In-depth knowledge and experience specifying mechanical equipment and components (preferably in the field of diesel generators and their associated systems)
- BEng (Hons) / MEng or equivalent in a relevant STEM degree (expected)
- CEng or capable of achieving CEng (preferred)
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