Mechanical Design Engineer in Oxford, Oxfordshire

Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Oxfordshire

Salary: Up to c.£45,000, depending on skills and experience

We are recruiting a Mechanical Engineer with a design focus for this growing company.

You’ll design lightweight, robust, low-cost mechanisms for space applications. You’ll also build and test your own concepts, so this suits an engineer who wants to see a design through from CAD to test campaign rather than handing it over.

Benefits

Up to c.£45,000, depending on skills and experience

Design mechanisms for space applications

Hands-on: build and test your own designs as part of de-risking

A growing business where you’ll take a lead role within project teams

Mechanical Engineer Responsibilities

Design lightweight, robust, low-cost, stowage-efficient mechanisms for space structures and operations

Work with internal and external customers to understand requirements, assess their impact on designs and resolve technical issues pragmatically

Reduce cost, lead time and risk across existing products through process improvements, design modifications and new technologies

Carry out detailed design reviews to demonstrate robustness across all anticipated operating conditions

Work to technical requirements specifications and design verification plans

Manage design configuration and associated technical documentation

Build and test new designs and concepts autonomously as part of de-risking activities

Develop test plans and detailed test procedures with test facilities and teams

Support test campaigns, oversee test procedures, analyse results and present test reports to stakeholders

Provide technical support to procurement, assembly and test, and interface with Manufacturing, Assembly and Integration teams

Take a lead role in project teams and present technical content, including at customer-facing meetings

Support bids and proposals with Business Development, and support project managers on budget, schedule and risk

Identify new suppliers and build business cases for integrating new technologies

Drive continuous improvement across products and processes

Mechanical Engineer Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Engineering or Science

Experience in a highly regulated environment such as space or aerospace

Good understanding of one of mechanical, thermal, electrical or systems engineering, with familiarity with the others

Familiarity with one or more of aerospace composites, gears, motors or mechanisms

Comfortable doing physical build and test work to support R&D

Able to plan workload across multiple projects and work autonomously

Quality mindset with excellent attention to detail

Strong communication skills and proficient in MS Office

Able to gain UK Government BPSS clearance

Desirable: SolidWorks Professional, FEMAP, NASTRAN, ADAMS, MATLAB, Python or similar

Desirable: composite design, manufacturing and inspection techniques

Desirable: experience in a similar role in space, nuclear, aerospace or automotive

Desirable: familiarity with RF systems engineering

Desirable: SC or DV security vetting, or willing to apply

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be able to obtain BPSS clearance.