https://jobs.co.uk/job/seniorprincipal-designer-and-mass-engineer-matchtech--b20ff5db-9f5e-40ef-b5ef-db01029b880b RSS feed for Senior/Principal Designer and Mass Engineer at Matchtech. en-gb Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:35:03 GMT https://jobs.co.uk/job/seniorprincipal-designer-and-mass-engineer-matchtech--b20ff5db-9f5e-40ef-b5ef-db01029b880b https://jobs.co.uk/job/seniorprincipal-designer-and-mass-engineer-matchtech--b20ff5db-9f5e-40ef-b5ef-db01029b880b Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT Location: London | Salary: £75000 - £85000/annum | Type: Permanent | Our client, a well-funded early-stage aerospace and defence business, is seeking a Senior/Principal Designer and Mass Engineer to support the development of advanced air vehicles for the defence and security market. This permanent role offers the opportunity to join a small, senior engineering team delivering a complete flight vehicle from initial concepts through design, development and testing. Key Responsibilities: Lead vehicle design activities from system architecting and concept development through to detailed design Generate and assess alternative design concepts, balancing performance, aerodynamic, structural, thermal and manufacturing requirements Produce and maintain CAD models and technical drawings using tools such as CATIA, SolidWorks, Creo or similar Support design reviews, trade studies and technical decision-making across integrated engineering disciplines Own mass properties engineering, including component mass estimates, centre of gravity and inertia data Maintain mass properties databases, monitor mass growth and margins, and report trends against programme targets Work with subsystem suppliers to validate mass, centre of gravity and inertia informati... Permanent