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    Principal Engineer - Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, United Kingdom - Ricardo plc

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    Principal Design Engineer
    Leamington Spa, UK Hybrid

    Automotive and Industrial, part the Ricardo PLC Group is a trusted global engineering services partner for clean and efficient integrated propulsion and energy systems.

    Ricardo's A&I Division are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic Principal Design Engineer , you will be a part of the Global Mechanical Design team responsible for leading activities in the design of a wide range of Driveline & Transmission System and Electrified powertrain products for a variety of market sectors (Automotive, Aerospace, Defense, Marine, Clean energy), from clean sheet to production.

    You will take responsibility for leading a team of mechanical designers to deliver a particular mechanical system or complete product and will need to manage and work effectively with other Engineering disciplines to develop system level solutions to implement designs, that satisfy component, system, product, and client requirements.

    You will support the mechanical design team to grow our capabilities and skills and will cooperate with the business development team in developing proposals and responding to client queries.

    Concept and definitive 3D mechanical design of systems, system assemblies and complex components such as transmission casings, rotating components, gears, injection moulded components
    Detailed mechanical design work including basic stress calculations, FMEA's, 2D detailing, 2D layouts, Tolerance stacks as required.
    Close cooperation with FEA, CFD and Simulation teams to ensure products meet design validation requirements
    Creation of technical reports and documentation as required for engineering projects.
    Responsibility for coaching and mentoring design engineers in design techniques and departmental processes
    Ability to take on project roles such as Chief Designer or Chief Engineer as required by projects, ability to lead small- to mid-size project teams
    Support to the business development team with inputs on mechanical design related details
    Degree (Bachelor or Masters) in Mechanical Engineering or similar field or with equivalent technical experience
    ~ Substantive experience in Mechanical Design Engineering position
    ~ Broad range of mechanical design knowledge specialising in one of the following areas: Transmission, Hybrids, EDU's, Electrified powertrains
    ~ Solid understanding of mechanical engineering principles with ability to interpret FEA, CFD results and incorporate them in mechanical design
    ~ Solid understanding of manufacturing processes , and their impact on design, experience with DFMA
    ~ 3D CAD skills with one or more major CAD systems (e.g. Advanced capabilities in Microsoft Office

    Strong technical and report writing communication skill in English
    Able to prioritize and organize multiple project workloads and tasks working to tight deadlines
    Able to travel to support Ricardo's worldwide client base
    We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion.

    We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on.

    Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.

    Wellbeing and work life balance

    Our People are important to us, and we take pride in our wellbeing programs and policies that support individuals including flexible working, careers policy, mental health first aiders and readily available support through our extensive Employee Assistance program.

    Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion
    We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here.

    We value diversity; Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can.

    As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees and to ensure an inclusive culture, we are a recognised as a 'disability confident' employer.

    Ricardo is a Disability confident employer please advise the recruitment team via .

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