Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Wool, Dorset (On-Site)
Competitive Salary
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A specialist maritime and defence engineering organisation is looking for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to lead complex projects to support the Royal Navy.
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You will take ownership of the mechanical design activity across the full lifecycle, contributing to system architecture, guiding technical direction and supporting the delivery of high-integrity engineering solutions across sonar, autonomous and underwater technologies.
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You Will Be:

• Leading the design and development of mechanical systems and subsystems for complex maritime applications
• Defining and developing mechanical architectures and translating requirements into robust engineering solutions
• Producing, reviewing and verifying CAD models, technical drawings and design documentation to the required standards
• Supporting integration, testing and commissioning activities to ensure performance, safety and compliance
• Conducting design reviews and providing technical guidance across multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Collaborating with electrical, software, systems and supplier teams to resolve technical challenges

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Requirements:

• Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Experience working within marine, defence or other high-integrity engineering environments
• 3D CAD proficiency, Solid Edge preferred
• Strong understanding of mechanical design and FEA analysis, including stress analysis, materials and manufacturability
• Experience with system level design, requirements interpretation and multidisciplinary engineering integration
• Knowledge of design for reliability, cost and testability
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage various stakeholders
• Experience in mentoring or supporting junior engineers would be advantageous

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Eligibility:
Due to the nature of work at our client''s site, these vacancies are only open to British Citizens who hold SC clearance or can obtain it.
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Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you do not hear from us within seven working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are free to resubmit your CV or details in the future, and we shall assess your suitability again.
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This is a permanent role.

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