Senior Mechanical Engineer

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Location: Basildon

Salary: Competitive

A global aerospace and defence organisation specialising in an array of cutting edge products, which include Opto-Mechanical assemblies, RF counter measures, Secure Comms, Counter-UAS and Electro-Optic Seekers is looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer.

Skills and Qualifications - Senior Mechanical Engineer

• Technical or science degree qualified, or equivalent, with experience.

• Mechanical design and development using 3D CAD tools (ideally PTC Creo).

• Problem solving using a structured, logical approach to investigate issues and problems in an effective cross-functional manner.

• Experienced in Work Package Management - the adherence to cost and schedule milestones.

• Mechanical Engineering detailed design - extensive experience of engineering design, numerical calculations, tolerance studies, and the validation of.

• Proven success in designing for harsh environments, including EMC across Land, Sea and Air.

• Familiar with Mechanical Engineering for Electro-Optical and/or RF systems.

• Extensive knowledge of BS8888, GD&T and DFMA.

• Ability to communicate effectively with different Engineering disciplines both verbally and in written form.

• Skilled at delegating tasks to Engineers, providing the required level of support.

• Business awareness - understanding of fundamental business principles, drivers and key customers.

Desirable - Senior Mechanical Engineer

• MEng in Mechanical Engineering or chartered Engineer status

• 'First pass' structural analysis to determine if a design is fit-for-purpose (ideally PTC Simulate or Siemens NX)

• Proficient in Thermal Analysis (ideally Ansys IcePak)

• Experience of Model Driven Engineering (Matlab, Simulink).

• Mechanical Engineering industry trends - knowledge of new and advancing tools, techniques and technologies (Additive Manufacturing, etc).