Principal Mechanical Engineer

Our client is a leading developer of Integrated Platform Management Systems used on board Naval vessels. They are looking to hire a Principal Mechanical Engineer to support all Mechanical designs and conduct Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Thermal Analysis (CFD). This role also provides our customers with a direct point of contact whilst liaising with manufacturers and test houses.

Your Responsibilities:
* Mechanical design engineering Subject Matter Expert (SME) across the business.
* To analyse and justify mechanical based designs and component selection
* To resolve mechanical issues during hardware design, development, manufacture, integration and qualification.
* To ensure baseline and change control activities are carried out within the mechanical team, adhering to Configuration Management (CM) processes.
* To provide mechanical/electro-mechanical design support on a single or multiple programmes.
* To provide leadership to the mechanical team to ensure process and requirements are conformed to.
* To produce, review and approve mechanical technical documentation (drawings, documents and Bill of Materials (BOM).

Your Experience:
* Strong experience in a Mechanical Design Engineering position.
* Engineering degree in related discipline (or extensive mechanical design experience without a degree).
* Understanding and working knowledge of mechanical related Defence Standards.
* Ability to work independently on own initiative, as well as within a collaborative team environment.
* Ability to work under pressure in a complex and rapidly changing environment.

There is a flexible working pattern available with this role, please get in touch for further details.

Due to the high level of security clearance required for this role, we are only able to consider applications from sole UK nationals.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.