Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Principal Mechanical Design Engineer required to undertake a full range of engineering activities in line with all relevant process, quality and other requirements, supplying specialist advice and support across projects and to other functions as appropriate.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the below tasks:
Responsible for generation and delivery of concept and manufacturing design definitions, based on technical specifications, requirements and other constraints.
Participate in developing and maintaining relevant engineering processes and procedures.
Plan, control and deliver assigned projects or work packages, ensuring requirements are delivered to plan and budget.
Support the identification of business opportunities and the preparation of bids.
Define appropriate test programs for design verification and make results-based recommendations on their outcome, including suggestions for improving test/diagnosis process.
Generate applicable interface requirements and other specifications as required.
Present work in various forums as required.
Keep up to date in relevant technical areas; develop skills and capabilities and supply support and expertise to others as required.
Act as the main point of contact with customers (internal and external) and/or suppliers and collaborators on assigned engineering matters.
Lead engineering support activities in the field and for assigned products; develop documentation to support in-service use.
Lead a small sub-team as required.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the below:
Knowledge able to manage budgets.
Capable of managing projects/work packages.
People and team management capabilities.
Substantial analytical and problem solving skills.
Knowledge of customer and user requirements.
Full understanding of relevant engineering and quality standards.
Understanding of structural/thermal analysis would be an advantage.
Candidates must be willing to undergo a security vetting procedure.