Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Principal Mechanical Design Engineer (BBBH
18360) Stevenage, England

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Salary: GBP 40 - 50 per hour

An opportunity has arisen with my client for a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to join them on a 6‑month contract. As the Principal Mechanical Design Engineer you will develop products to meet customers’ needs and will perform a range of engineering activities, including progressing developmental designs into production environments and working with suppliers on technical queries.

Role:
Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Pay: £40 - £50 per hour via umbrella

Location:

Stevenage or Bristol

Contract:

6 months

Hours:

Monday – Friday, 37 hours per week

Security Clearance:
Security Cleared; can start on BPSS, UK Eyes only

• Carry out Mechanical Design and proving activities as part of a wider team for prime and variant products, of both piece parts and assemblies.
• Support/liaise with manufacturing, resolving manufacturing problems & defects.
• Support functional & environmental testing and trials.
• Liaise with suppliers/purchasing to resolve any technical queries that may arise.
• Plan and report on own day‑to‑day activities to meet project milestones.
• Clarify and help generate requirements, including challenging extraneous requirements to reduce lead time, UPC and design complexity.

• An appreciation of other engineering areas/domains.
• Knowledge of several of the following:
• Manufacturing processes
• Tolerance studies
• Environmental testing
• Mass property calculations
• Material selection
• FMEA
• Design for Manufacture/Assembly
• Environmental gasket sealing
• Structural design
• Defence standards
• Review processes
• Product life cycles
• Industrial validation
• Ability to work as part of a multifunctional engineering team and to partake in or host design reviews.