Principal Mechanical Engineer

Principal Mechanical Engineer

Location : Rochester - Hybrid

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Salary : £55,000 - 65,000 + additional benefits incl. 25 days holiday, share options, pension

Brief : Principal Mechanical Engineer needed for an established electronics engineering firm based in Rochester.

What the role entails :

• Using product knowledge and advanced engineering understanding, generate design concepts and solutions from first principles to meet project and customer requirements, supported by sketches, hand calculations, and associated data packs.
• Prepare and present concise Mechanical Development Plans, Design Scheme Data Packs, and other engineering detail for internal review and in a customer forum.
• Take a Design Authority role in checking and approving datasets (drawings / MBD) to ensure they meet required standards and adequately define parts for manufacture and inspection.
• Take ownership of design risk, identifying, defining, and managing work packages to de-risk areas of product design early in the lifecycle.
• Be competent in the validation and verification of requirements using appropriate tools (e.g., DOORS) and managing these through the engineering life cycle.
• Manage the work of senior and junior mechanical engineers and technicians, taking technical responsibility for the design solutions and technical data packs produced.
• Work collaboratively across all engineering disciplines, liaising with technical specialists as required.
• Complete Design Authority level checks on the work of other mechanical engineers, including designs, design data, hand calculations, and technical reports.
• Understand and provide governance on the adherence of Engineers and Technicians to departmental and company policies and procedures.
• Support Team Leads, Projects, and Mechanical Functional Managers in preparing estimates for future design activities.

What experience you need :

• Essential : Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline, or an equivalent combination of other qualifications and experience.
• Meet the requirements of UK-SPEC at the Chartered Engineer Level.
• Comprehensive experience of the full product design lifecycle, from concept through to production, within an engineering environment.
• Experience in preparing technical datasets (drawings / MBD) and design review datasets.
• Competence in the use of CAD tools to prepare design models.
• Desirable : Experience related to areas including avionic systems, optical displays, mechatronics, electronics packaging, anthropometrics, design with composites, additive layer manufacture, and test and measurement equipment.
• A capability to use specialist dynamic, structural, and thermal analysis tools, including validation of the output of these tools.
• Experience in leading a mechanical or cross-discipline design team.
• Proficiency in the CREO CAD system, and experience using TeamCenter, DOORs, and JIRA, would all be advantageous.

In order to be eligible for this role, you will need to undergo Security Clearance Background Checks that require you to be a UK resident and UK passport holder.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Principal Mechanical Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly!

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