Mechanical Engineer - Bristol, United Kingdom - Adepto Technical Recruitment Consultancy

Adepto Technical Recruitment Consultancy

Verified Company

Bristol, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Our client is a global aerospace and defense technology innovator delivering end to end solutions that meet customers' mission-critical needs.

The company provides technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains for customers in over 100 countries.

Role:

They are looking for a Mechanical Engineer to provide Mechanical Engineering expertise into the company's Equipment Engineering team delivering major Marine defence contracts from their Bristol Office.

To undertake Mechanical design activities and work closely and build relationships with our internal engineering and sub-contractor design teams in generating mechanical and environmental requirements, developing robust product designs, and defining andmanaging cost effective test strategies throughout the equipment development & manufacturing lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

To provide a key mechanical technical focal point for all stages of the design lifecycle, from concept definition and system/equipment development, through first article and formal qualification, to manufacture and customer acceptance.
Review customer requirements and standards applicable to a warship to decompose and derive equipment specifications to which equipment will be designed and accepted, balancing cost and risk against capability and customer requirement.
Assist in the development of engineering plans; statements of work; technical assessment of client requirements; and the technical evaluation of supplier bids and correspondence.
Develop mechanical/structural designs and take ownership of the design artefacts including, including 3D models, mechanical drawings, BOMs, etc.
Take ownership for the development of environmental/shock qualification plans and strategies in support of equipment/system development and formal acceptance, specifying test levels, EUT configurations, instrumentation, to meet the contracted standards.
Review design artifacts produced by design subcontractor, providing an assessment of the robustness of the equipment design against all relevant mechanical requirements to verify/validate compliance and ensure good mechanical and environmental/shock designprinciples are being followed.
Review FEA and CFD analysis reports produced by external suppliers and undertake further calculations to validate results and provide evidence against the requirements.
Develop and maintain ownership of design contract deliverable items including Environmental qualification and Shock analysis reports and supporting test evidence, to demonstrate that the equipment meets the relevant environmental requirements.
Provide input into First Article and Production test specifications to ensure the correct design checking methods are being employed.
Support the Project Manager and Technical Manager with review of change requests, and preparation of engineering impact assessments and proposals.
To provide technical expertise into the development of the wider company mechanical design processes and environmental/shock test methodology, test facilities and instrumentation/tools.

Knowledge, Skills And Experience:

HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
57 years minimum experience in a mechanical engineering design environment preferably in the Marine Defence Industry
Good planning, communications, writing, organisational and coordination skills.
Experience in specification and design of equipment cabinets, control panels, and subassembles.
Expertise covering areas such as environmental requirement definition and management, data analysis, simulation and modelling, and testing (climatic, mechanical (shock and vibration), structural and fatigue).
Inventor 3D Modelling/AutoCAD.
Familiarity of mechanical and environmental/shock design principles and requirements for Military / Marine installations.
Good understanding of structured design, quality, test and acceptance processes & standards relative to the Military / Marine Installations.
Knowledge of environmental standards and certification, CE, Lloyds Rules, statutory regulations, military specs (e.g. DEF STAN
Excellent PC skills (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Project, Visio, DOORS, C&I databases /tools).

Benefits:
In addition to a competitive salary, we provide a range of flexible benefits including:
Auto Enrolment Retirement Savings Plan (up to 7% employer contribution)

Group Life Assurance, Private Medical Insurance and Income Protection

Employee Assistance Programme

25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and holiday buy/sell

Discounts with travel, major retailers, family days out and much more

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free mortgage advice

Plus, a range of other flexible benefits