Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Description:

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Buckinghamshire, UK
Permanent Hire

Are you ready to soar to new heights in your career? A leading UK-based Aerospace Engineering company in Buckinghamshire is expanding its talented Mechanical Design department at both Engineer and Senior Engineer levels. This is your chance to work on cutting-edge aerospace systems and technology that have the potential to save lives. Keep reading to discover more and click apply to embark on this exciting journey!

Why Join Us?
We are a world leader in the aerospace sector, offering not just a job, but a rewarding career with a wealth of benefits:
- Competitive Salary: Recognizing your expertise and experience.
- Generous Pension Scheme: Secure your future with our comprehensive plan.
- Annual Leave: Enjoy 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days.
- Life Assurance: 4x your salary, providing peace of mind.
- Healthcare Plan: Including discounted gym memberships to keep you healthy.
- Occupational Health Team: Dedicated support for your well-being.
- Cycle to Work Scheme: Promoting a healthy and sustainable lifestyle.
- Workplace Nursery Benefit: Supporting your family needs.

What We're Looking For
Essential Experience:
- Design experience in a safety-critical environment (e.g., Defence, Aerospace, Nuclear, Automotive, Maritime, or similar).
- Proficiency in 3D CAD modeling.
- Knowledge in material and process selection.
- Expertise in design for manufacture and assembly.
- Proficient in GD&T.
- Strong problem-solving skills using 8D techniques and impact analysis.

Desirable Experience:
- FEA using hand calculations and software, and/or Design Failure Modes and Analysis.
- Familiarity with NX 12 & Teamcenter 11.
- Understanding of ASME Y14.5 drawing standards.
- Experience with multibody dynamics modeling and motion simulation.

Your Responsibilities
- Generate innovative design concepts and enhance existing designs, ensuring compliance with regulatory and customer requirements, including international civil and military aviation standards.
- Create commercially viable product definition information (PDI), including 3D models, detailed and assembly engineering drawings.
- Plan your workload effectively to meet project deadlines.
- Perform necessary performance and structural calculations using hand methods and software tools (e.g., spreadsheets, FEA).
- Develop top-level design layouts to support product development.

Ready to Take Off?
If you're enthusiastic about joining a dynamic team that values innovation and precision, apply now to be considered for a telephone interview soon!

Apply Today and Be Part of Our Cutting-Edge Aerospace Projects