Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Listed on 2026-09-16
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Engineering
Mechanical Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists, Product Engineer, CAD/ AutoCAD/ Mechanical Design
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Contract
Hereford
Senior Mechanical Design Engineers are required to join an engineering team who are working on the design and development of UAV/drone interceptors. The company design and develop their products in the UK.
With a growing order book, they are seeking to grow their engineering team and require Mechanical Design Engineers to join their team. The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer will work with an engineering team to develop mechanical design schemes and detailed designs of interceptor parts and assemblies.
The Senior Mechanical Design Detailing Engineer will use Solid Works to produce & detail component and assembly models and the associated drawings. A hands-on approach and can-do attitude are essential, as is the ability to work independently within a small engineering team
What's in it for you?- An excellent opportunity to work on highly innovative projects using your skills and experience to deliver high quality products to the global market
- Exciting opportunity to work for a pioneering British company and share in their growing success as a fast-growing organisation
- Work within a smaller engineering team where outstanding performance is recognised & rewarded
- Highly competitive contract rate (outside ir35)
- Develop mechanical design schemes and detailed designs of UAV components and assemblies and interceptor launch mechanism.
- Carrying out concept development for mechanical systems.
- Using hand calculations, simulation methods, modelling tools and CAE tools to size,analyse and optimise system elements.
- Carry out concept design of mechanical systems using Solid Works
- Support in-house proto@type build.
- BSc/BEng in Engineering (or equivalent experience)
- Proven mechanical design experience within the aerospace/defence/motor sport/automotive industry
- Proficient in modelling parts & assemblies in CAD
- Proficient in carrying out engineering calculations and the use of modelling and simulations software to support their design work.
- Experience in developing mechanical systems from concept to reality
- Proven background in DFM and ideally DFMEA
- Knowledge of pneumatics would be beneficial though not essential
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