Senior Mechanical Engineer

Design and Prototype Next-Generation Missile Systems as a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer.

This well-established defence company that produces military weapons systems will reward your hard work significantly with bonuses, annual salary reviews and paid overtime among other benefits.

You will work on projects in the first stages of development so you will have the opportunity to shape their direction and rapidly prototype designs.

About the Role:

• Work within a multidisciplinary team that engages across many areas of missile design through a mixture of research and mainstream project work.
• Lead the mechanical development for assigned projects, sub-systems or components.
• Propose ideas for future research topics and obtain funding to develop these ideas.

About You:

• An in-depth understanding of mechanical design, including an appreciation of packaging electronics including thermal considerations.
• Capable of developing concept design solutions with limited information and changing requirements.
• An ability to work with, influence and negotiate with collaborators across the business.
• Relevant 3D CAD/CAE experience (training on our preferred CAE tools will be given).
• Wider awareness of other fields such as Structural Design and Low Observability would be beneficial.

Key Information:

• Role: Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
• Salary: £40,000–£60,000 Plus Bonus and Benefits
• Location: Bristol – 80% On-Site Working with World-Class Equipment
• Eligibility: Must Hold British Citizenship Due to Security Clearance Requirements

Skills:

Mechanical design, understanding of electronics, 3D CAD, collaboration

Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client's site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to British Citizens. Applicants who meet this criteria will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting, if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.

Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to resubmit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time.

This is a permanent position.