Principal Mechanical Engineer

10 x Principal Mechanical Engineers

Initial 12 Month Contracts

Huddersfield - Full time on site

65.98 Per Hour (Inside IR35)

The Role

Acting principally under the direction of the Technical Authority, to work flexibly within the Engineering team on assigned gearbox design projects and associated product engineering activities. The scope of the tasks will primarily comprise/address the mechanical design and detailing of high integrity gearboxes, components and assemblies, but will include other supporting systems and equipment such as couplings, instrumentation, lubrication, materials selection, documentation and test rig design as necessary. Liaison with other engineering team members and other DBS functional teams during project work is an integral part of the role.

The Candidate

• Engineering design of geared transmission systems and components
• Develop designs and/or re-engineering of existing designs for new applications.
• Design of test equipment and procedures for gearboxes
• Interpretation and comprehension of customer specifications, design standards including geometric tolerancing.
• Work with & support other team members, including those in adjacent disciplines including Analysis & Development. Lead engineering tasks on assigned projects.
• Interpretation and comprehension of customer and Standards requirements (eg., performance, safety conformance)
• Create deliverable documentation including Proposals, Manuals, Installation and Maintenance instructions as necessary.
• 2 & 3D CAD usage at expert level, Solid Edge preferred. Create component and assembly drawings. Drawing and technical documentation checking. BOM and gear data generation and engineering change control processing
• Technical liaison and problem solving with Production Engineering and Supply Chain teams.
• Participation in DFMEA, PFMEA and CI activities.

If this role interest, please send a copy of your CV to Tom McGuire by clicking the "Apply Now" button.