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Senior Mechanical EngineerGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems - United Kingdom • Hastings, England, United Kingdom
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Senior Mechanical Engineer

Senior Mechanical Engineer

General Dynamics Mission Systems - United Kingdom • Hastings, England, United Kingdom
30+ days ago
Salary
£45,600.00–£60,000.00 yearly
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

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

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Qualifications

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



Additional Information

This role has a starting salary of between £45,600 and £60,000 plus our flexible benefits package.

We are open to this role being spent with time working from home and in the office (hybrid - typically 3 days working in office) on a weekly basis or fully in our offices.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering impressive benefits:

  • A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours - which means every other Friday off.
  • A personalized career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company.
  • A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded with flexible benefits

We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team!

Our success is fuelled by our colleagues and the wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills they bring to the Company.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Please email disabilityconfident@gd-ms.uk if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme.

All successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work check.

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