MERITUS Talent are working with one of the world's biggest names in the global defence market, for the recruitment of a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join on a permanent basis.

Principal Mechanical Engineer - Permanent - Surrey - Existing SC Clearance - Hybrid Working - Salary up to £63,000

To support all Mechanical designs and conduct Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Thermal Analysis (CFD). This role also provides our customers with a direct point of contact whilst liaising with manufacturers and test houses.

To sign off all mechanical designs, ensure the mechanical team are conforming to applicable processes during and design, development and build, and ensure compliance to all applicable requirements.

To produce, review and approve technical documentation to support on-time programme delivery whilst organising all Computer Aided Design (CAD) aspects to perform efficiently and effectively using a variety of CAD applications.

Your Benefits:

• Flexible working schedules - we offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements. Talk to us at the application stage about any scheduling preferences you may have.
• Flexible Benefits Package - choose which benefits you want to satisfy your personal needs. Core Benefits provided for you are Healthcare, Dental, Life Assurance and Pension. Benefits you can flex include Critical Illness Cover, Health Cash Plan, and Health Assessments.
• Employee Incentive Programme - exceptional performance is recognized through our annual incentive programme which is awarded to top performers who excel
• Career Development - opportunity for ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities

Your Responsibilities:

• Mechanical design engineering Subject Matter Expert (SME) across the business.
• To analyse and justify mechanical based designs and component selection
• To resolve mechanical issues during hardware design, development, manufacture, integration and qualification.
• To ensure baseline and change control activities are carried out within the mechanical team, adhering to Configuration Management (CM) processes.
• To provide mechanical/electro-mechanical design support on a single or multiple programmes.
• To provide leadership to the mechanical team to ensure process and requirements are conformed to.
• To produce, review and approve mechanical technical documentation (drawings, documents and Bill of Materials (BOM).

Your Experience:

• Strong experience in a Mechanical Design Engineering position.
• Engineering degree in related discipline (or extensive mechanical design experience without a degree).
• Understanding and working knowledge of mechanical related Defence Standards.
• Ability to work independently on own initiative, as well as within a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to work under pressure in a complex and rapidly changing environment.