Technical Assistant - Mechanical Bias

As a valued member of our organisation, you will play a key role in maintaining and enhancing designs used across a range of projects, while gaining exposure to a broad spectrum of Engineering disciplines. Importantly, this role provides a unique platform to explore different areas of the business, helping you identify where your interests and strengths lie, and supporting you to grow into a future career path within our organisation.

What You'll Do:

• Collaborate seamlessly with our engineering and project teams, working alongside them to achieve outstanding results.
• Act as a key link between engineers and other departments, communicating effectively to help progress tasks and actions on behalf of more senior Engineers.
• Embrace a variety of engineering tasks that support projects and programs, showcasing your adaptability and versatility whilst working under the guidance of senior engineers, such as:
  • Writing Method Statements
  • Writing Test Specifications
  • Implementing ECRs
  • Change Management
  • Drawing Updates
  • Occasional Site Work
• Participate in internal and external meetings, contributing your insights to shape the future of our business.
• Maintain thorough and organised documentation, following our local operating procedures.

What You'll Bring:

• A minimum of a Level 3 Engineering qualification / completion of an engineering apprenticeship, demonstrating a strong engineering background (mechanical bias).
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to liaise confidently with staff across engineering and other business functions to drive progress on tasks and actions.
• A team player mentality, thriving in a collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Proficiency in MS Office, allowing you to excel in various tasks.
• A rapid learner with a flexible and adaptable engineering approach, ready to tackle diverse challenges related to engineering problems.
• An accurate, diligent, and methodical approach to work in an engineering environment.
• Ability to plan and organise your own work following higher-level direction.
• Ability to effectively communicate at all levels of the business including suppliers and customers.
• Possess a hunger to learn from this unique opportunity to effectively support the business and further your own development.
• Knowledge of
  mechanical engineering principles
  , enhancing your ability to innovate and explore new possibilities.
• Experience in supporting the design, assembly, test, and delivery of complex Defence systems, demonstrating your expertise in high-stakes projects.
• Proven experience using recognised design tools such as
  Solid Works (mechanical),showcasing your relevant expertise.
• An ambition to progress into a more specialist or supervisory role within the organisation, taking advantage of the opportunities this role provides to shape your long-term career.

Note: All candidates must meet the security vetting requirements relevant to the role. For reasons of national security, applicants must be British nationals. Dual nationals may be permitted in exceptional circumstances.