Mechanical Design Engineer

Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer

Duration of assignment: 12 months with extension to 18 months

Hourly target rate: £55 per hour Inside IR35

Location: Filton, Bristol

Role Summary:

Our client work every day to invent the future of flight. You will be a part of a small, high-calibre team with a focus on developing the next generation of on-wing engine inspection technologies and automation solutions.

Key Activities:

• Supporting the Mechanical Engineering, Quality and Production teams with a broad range of activities associated with the design and build of engine inspection tooling.
• Communicating and working closely between small technical teams both in the office and workshop.
• Creation and changes to technical documentation and reports.

Essential responsibilities:

• Supporting in-house engineering, quality and production teams with various tasks such as, but not limited to:
  • 3D CAD design work and drawing creation (Autodesk Inventor preferred).
  • Authoring and updating technical documentation in relation to the Quality Management System, such as SOPs, BoMs, QA and Build Instructions.
  • Component and system level testing.
• Working alongside Engineering and Quality teams to support Root Cause and Corrective Action analysis support.
• Continuously and effectively provide clear technical communication to all members of the team in the form of digital communications, reports and day-to-day conversation with a focus to maintain a friendly, cohesive and productive team environment.
• Occasional expensed travel between our local sites to conduct product testing.
• Clearly communicate technical functionality and requirements with those in non-mechanical and technical disciplines.
• And other duties as may reasonably be required, consistent with the post and company needs.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Experience using CAD and reading technical drawings.
• Experience in a quality-controlled production assembly environment.
• Experience using Quality Management Systems and documentation to standardise working methods.
• Experience in the writing and execution of engineering verification and validation testing.
• Experience working in small, fast-moving engineering teams.

Desirable Skills:

• 3D Printing experience (FDM / SLA)
• Inspection experience (CMM, Gauges, Metrology)
• Workshop and/or basic mechanical assembly experience.
• Experience working in Agile and Lean-focused environments

Desired characteristics:

• Positive, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and able to apply a high level of initiative.
• Ability to be flexible and quickly change priorities to suit business needs.
• Excellent collaborator and team worker.
• Excellent communicator.
• A focus on tidiness, organisation and precision with tasks.

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