Senior Mechanical Engineer

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will: - Develop next-generation avionics systems, focusing on mechanical aspects - Analyse requirements, design, implement, and verify mechanical sub-assemblies and components - Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior mechanical engineers - Contribute to conceptual designs for Avionics platforms and ensure design assurance needs are met within time and budget constraints - Produce detailed CAD (Creo Parametric) design layouts, manufacturing drawings, and manage configuration including complete BoM generation - Choose material forming solutions suitable for component duty and quantity - Perform and report on Finite Element Analysis (FEA) using Creo Simulate and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) using Flotherm XT - Support project estimating, manage work to meet cost estimates and schedules, and participate in internal, customer, and supplier meetings - Conduct investigations, develop solutions, and write technical reports - Assist with other engineering duties (e.g., testing, experimentation, modelling) as workload demands Click here for the full job description To be successful in this role, you will bring a combination of the following skills and experience: - Significant experience in mechanical design, particularly within Avionics, Defence, Electronics or other high-reliability engineering environments - Degree-level qualification in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline - Experience using Creo Parametric or equivalent 3D CAD software (e.g. SolidWorks, CATIA, Siemens NX) - Knowledge of BS8888 standards for technical product documentation and specification - Experience performing Finite Element Analysis (FEA) using Creo Simulate or equivalent analysis tools - Experience conducting Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis, ideally using Flotherm XT - Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with experience supporting and developing other engineers - Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities - Effective written and verbal communication skills