Principal Mechanical Engineer

Principal Mechanical Engineer
Surrey / New Malden / Kingston upon Thames
£53,000 - £63,000 + benefits below

• Flexible working schedules - we offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements. Talk to us at the application stage about any scheduling preferences you may have.
• Flexible Benefits Package - choose which benefits you want to satisfy your personal needs. Core Benefits provided for you are Healthcare, Dental, Life Assurance and Pension. Benefits you can flex include Critical Illness Cover, Health Cash Plan, and Health Assessments.
• Employee Incentive Programme - exceptional performance is recognized through our annual incentive programme which is awarded to top performers who excel
• Career Development - opportunity for ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities

You must be able to gain and maintain the relevant UK Government clearance in line with the job role (SC)

This role is a great fit for a Principal Mechanical Engineer looking for further career development opportunities and to work within a design team and support engineers. You'll be working with top talent to contribute to the continued safe deployment of the latest in-service submarines for the Royal Navy.

The Principal Mechanical Engineer Role:

To support all Mechanical designs and conduct Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Thermal Analysis (CFD). This role also provides our customers with a direct point of contact whilst liaising with manufacturers and test houses.

To sign off all mechanical designs, ensure the mechanical team are conforming to applicable processes during and design, development and build, and ensure compliance to all applicable requirements.

To produce, review and approve technical documentation to support on-time programme delivery whilst organising all Computer Aided Design (CAD) aspects to perform efficiently and effectively using a variety of CAD applications.

Your Responsibilities:

• Mechanical design engineering Subject Matter Expert (SME) across the business.
• To analyse and justify mechanical based designs and component selection
• To resolve mechanical issues during hardware design, development, manufacture, integration and qualification.
• To ensure baseline and change control activities are carried out within the mechanical team, adhering to Configuration Management (CM) processes.
• To provide mechanical/electro-mechanical design support on a single or multiple programmes.
• To provide leadership to the mechanical team to ensure process and requirements are conformed to.
• To produce, review and approve mechanical technical documentation (drawings, documents and Bill of Materials (BOM).

Your Experience:

• Strong experience in a Mechanical Design Engineering position.
• Engineering degree in related discipline (or extensive mechanical design experience without a degree).
• Understanding and working knowledge of mechanical related Defence Standards.
• Ability to work independently on own initiative, as well as within a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to work under pressure in a complex and rapidly changing environment.

The Team:
Join an experienced and supportive team working in a matrix structure that promotes collaboration, opportunity for new experiences and learning. We will give you space to develop your career and build on your capability to lead inside and outside a project team.

Diversity is at the heart of our success. Our team share experience, knowledge and new thinking gained from a wide range of backgrounds perspective, culture, gender, race, age and many other elements across several industries. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from communities currently under-represented within our industry. We treat everyone with respect and foster safe and inclusive environments.

UK CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: UK-Security Check (SC)
TRAVEL: 10% of the Time

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