Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Role

Principal Mechanical Design Engineer – 12‑month contract in Stevenage. Hourly rate: £50 via umbrella.

• Develop products to meet customer needs, progressing developmental designs into production environments.
• Carry out mechanical design and proving activities for both piece parts and assemblies.
• Support and liaise with manufacturing, resolving manufacturing problems and defects.
• Support functional and environmental testing and trials.
• Liaise with suppliers and purchasing to resolve technical queries.
• Plan and report on day‑to‑day activities to meet project milestones.
• Clarify and help generate requirements, challenging extraneous requirements to reduce lead time, UPC and design complexity.

• Experience using Creo 3D design tool.
• Appreciation of other engineering areas/domains.
• Knowledge of 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 and industrial validation.
• Ability to work as part of a multifunctional engineering team and to partake in or host design reviews.
• Security clearance (security cleared, can start on BPSS).

Send CV to Natalie Dalkin at Line Up Aviation.