Senior Mechanical Engineer

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mechanical Engineer with a Defence Company based in Harlow, Essex.

Contract: 6 months

MUST BE SC CLEARED

Responsible for and will lead all mechanical design work, and will drive other functions such as supply chain and QA.

Job Description:

- Leading the mechanical design of various cutting edge land and land vehicle based optical and RF sensing systems
- Leading the mechanical design aspects of all Land Systems military vehicle integration activities
- Leading the mechanical design and militarisation of low Technology Readiness Level (TRL) products into fully qualified military systems
- Take responsibility for the implementation of mechanical design through all phases of the project life cycle
- Support Programme Management by producing mechanical engineering plans, Basis of Estimates, Key Performance Targets and Statements of Work.
- Ensuring that all mechanical engineering activities undertaken under your control are conducted in accordance with site procedures that reflects best practice

Essential Experience:

- A mechanical engineering background, at degree or post graduate level
- Proven knowledge and experience as a Lead Mechanical Engineer
- A high level of competency in CAD design tools (particularly Pro Engineer)
- Proven experience of leading design aspects of a solution within the military land vehicle or land system domain
- Experience in, and understanding of the issues involved with (throughout the entire life cycle of the product), military vehicle integration activities
- Experience of militarisation of low TRL products (particularly optical and RF sensors) though to qualification and production.
- A comprehensive understanding of standards and guidance relating to military Land Systems mechanical engineering design standards (DEF-STANS, MIL-STDs etc), as well as an understanding of emerging Land Systems open architecture standards (eg GVA, GBA etc)
- Flexibility to travel abroad to support meetings

If you would like to be considered for this exciting opportunity, please send an up to date CV.