Senior Mechanical Engineer
| Posting date: | 17 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2024 |
| Location: | SG12DA |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Morson Talent |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 228427PO-44957 |
Summary
Job Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer
Location:
East of England, Hertfordshire, Stevenage
Job Type:
Contract, expected to work [insert hours here]
Primary Industry:
Aerospace and Aviation
Job Duties:
• Responsibilities:
The role is responsible for the delivery of the missile mechanical architecture requirements and typical responsibilities include:
• Establishing the Missile Airframe Task Requirements Specification (TRS) to ensure a structured & coherent mechanical response to the overall Missile TRS
• Management of the mechanical interface with the launcher
• Management of Mechanical & Thermal Interfaces across the Missile
• Defining the optimum mechanical architecture for all variants of the missile, ensuring the mechanical architecture and interfaces meet requirements
• Implementation of GMA Policies to ensure Modularity & Reuse objectives are achieved
• Development of the overall proving logic for the validation of the Airframe
• Ensuring mechanical compliance to the Airframe TRS for missile certificate of design
• Interface with and manage customer expectations throughout the development process
• Producing Statements of Work and plans for activities within their sphere of responsibility
• Direct technical supervision of engineers within their team and indirect management of engineers in the extended project team
• Controlling assigned budgets, managing personal workload and identifying any further resource needs
Skillset/experience required:
Who and what we are looking for from you?
• Educated to degree level with 10 years’ experience or an equivalent qualification having obtained significant experience of mechanical engineering
• Ability to technically manage internal & sub-contract activities
• Strong leadership skills, able to establish a clear engineering vision
• Good knowledge & experience of missile mechanical design, including: o Static & Dynamic Analysis o Design for Environment o Thermal Management
• Good understanding of broader engineering disciplines, including: o Aerodynamics o Testability o Production
• Experience developing proving logic and managing the generation of compliance evidence towards Certificates of Design
• Experience across the full Product Life Cycle
• Ability to influence senior managers and other stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal and well developed communication skills (written & verbal)
• Willingness to travel within UK and Europe