Mechanical Design Engineer

Duration: 12 month contract – potential to extend

Background:

A leading aerospace engineering business is looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer to contribute towards the design of individual parts and complex assemblies used for testing, verification and certification activities.

Role:

• Design aerospace parts and assemblies for flight testing
• Design parts and assemblies for test rigs and fixtures
• Design Instrumentation installation solutions
• Create 3D parts and assemblies in CAD (Siemens NX), including harness routing
• Manage the design data of your system in Teamcenter
• Participate in systems engineering activities
• Derive fully dimensioned 2D technical drawings appropriate for production and certification
• Document your work according to our relevant processes
• Consult with engineers of other disciplines, for example Manufacturing Engineers regarding manufacturability of your designs
• Provide input to Project Management and Test Engineering Lead on project performance against established milestones
• Work on any ad hoc related projects or tasks

Requirements

Requirements:

• University degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering (M.Sc./M.Eng. preferred)
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience of mechanical rig design in the aerospace and/or component testing is required
• Excellent understanding of general design principles and technical correlations is required
• Strong knowledge of Siemens NX is required
• Advanced knowledge of ISO GPS (alternatively ASME GD&T) and overall good drafting skills are required
• Basic knowledge with PDM/PLM systems (Teamcenter or equivalent) is required
• Experience in harness routing using NX is beneficial
• Experience with FEA (particularly NX Nastran) is beneficial
• High level of self-reliance with the ability to work in a team, as well as autonomously is required
• Target-oriented, driven work style with analytic problem-solving skills required
• Ability and willingness to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing work environment is required
• Fluent English language skills are essential, fluent German or any other language would be beneficial