Mechanical Design/Hardware Engineer for the Trinity project Christchurch

Mechanical Design/Hardware Engineer for the Trinity project

Christchurch, Dorset
3 days in the office (Tues, Wed, Thu), the other 2 days remote
Role is inside IR35

Duration - 31st August 2025 (might be extended)
Rate - £50 per hour PAYE plus holiday and pension (£65.40ph to Umbrella)
A 37 hour week (7.4 hours per day)

Candidates must have experience in the defence and electronic industries. Candidates with existing SC clearance is highly desirable; however we can start someone on a BPSS (but they must be UK National and British born for Trinity project).

The requirements for this role are a real mix of skills and may be suitable for a mechanical designer.

Job Description Technical Requirements

• Qualification in mechanical engineering.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience as a mechanical design engineer.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD packages such as Siemens NX or Solidworks.
• Sound knowledge of design and engineering principles and best practices.
• Experience of designing sheet metal, machined parts and assemblies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Experience with cable routing and management.
• Attentive to detail and critically minded.

Desirable Technical Requirements

• A basic understanding of electronics.
• FEA, CFD simulation experience.
• Experience with designing for EMC compliance.
• Experience with designing for military usage.

Responsibilities

• Design and development of packaging & mounting arrangements for COTS items.
• Design of electro-mechanical assemblies.
• Producing part & GA drawings.
• Peer reviews.
• Designing for manufacture review.
• Routing cables in 3D CAD.
• Producing cable/harness assemblies and drawings.