Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Ultra Maritime

Unleash the Power of Multi‑Mission Excellence:
Safeguarding the Seas for the World's Navies. Step into a world where cutting‑edge technology meets unparalleled expertise. Ultra Maritime pioneers delivering multi‑mission solutions that protect and empower the naval forces worldwide. With our extensive portfolio of capabilities, our innovations are utilised on naval fleets across our allied navies around the globe. As the maritime and underwater battlespace evolves, we tirelessly push the boundaries to develop advanced specialist systems that provide our 'five‑eyes' Defence customers with an unbeatable war fighting edge.

From surface vessels to sub‑surface operations and unmanned platforms, we are revolutionising the way naval missions are executed. We thrive on collaboration and partnering with our customers to ensure mission success. Our expert solutions encompass an array of game‑changing technologies, including state‑of‑the‑art sonar, radar, expendables, signature management, and naval power systems.

At Ultra Maritime, we support flexible working arrangements where possible, including hybrid, remote and on‑site models, part‑time, compressed hours and unique arrangements that suit your lifestyle. Loudwater, Greenford and Weymouth offer a 9‑day fortnight working pattern for extended weekends. We also provide flexible start and finish times and time off in lieu (TOIL) up to 1 day per calendar month.

The Ultra Mechanical Engineering function is responsible for the design, development, test and documentation of mechanical assemblies for products, which includes new development, change orders, process improvements, and documentation. It supports designs throughout concept, development and production stages of the system life cycle.

• Supporting the definition of mechanical architecture, system and sub‑system requirements and their validation and verification.
• Supporting development, documentation and delivery of viable mechanical solutions for complex systems using company engineering toolsets.
• Creation and peer review of technical artefacts, including mechanical design documentation, design data packs, analysis, plans and procedures in accordance with our product development framework.
• Development of the project mechanical test solution, and test procedures to support the verification of the hardware.
• Supporting mechanical integration, verification and acceptance testing – collecting and presenting evidence as necessary.
• Preparing and presenting mechanical technical solutions and risks to stakeholders (internal and external).
• Provision of in‑service and production support to internal and external customers.
• May act in a technical led role on specific projects or activities.
• Support continuous improvement of the Mechanical Engineering function, including processes and tools.
• Adhere to the company’s mechanical engineering processes and procedures.
• Coaching and mentoring of more junior engineers.

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a related field.
• Experience with in a relevant complex engineering environment.
• Experience across the whole project lifecycle of developing mechanical solutions against a design brief/requirements set.
• Experience in mechanical design and documentation using MCAD, MCAE, PLM and ERP toolsets (Creo, Autodesk Inventor, Windchill, IFS or similar).
• Good understanding of key mechanical engineering principles (material selection, assembly techniques and manufacturing processes).
• Hands‑on experience designing complex systems involving multiple engineering disciplines and understanding associated challenges and risks.
• Successful delivery of reliable solutions to timescale and requirements.
• Hold Security clearance at SC level or eligibility to obtain it.

• Experience designing products in the Defence domain (preferably maritime).
• Experience using mechanical design analysis techniques and toolsets to evaluate different potential solutions (trade studies, calculations, modelling and simulation).
• Team‑oriented, collaborative, positive attitude.
• Strong communication…