Mechanical Design/Hardware Engineer for the Trinity project

Christchurch, Dorset

3 days in the office (Tues, Wed, Thu), the other 2 days remote

Role is inside IR35

Duration – 31^st August 2025 (might be extended)

Rate – £50 per hour PAYE plus holiday and pension (£65.40ph to Umbrella)

A 37 hour week (7.4 hours per day)

Candidates must have experience in the defence and electronic industries.

Candidates with existing SC clearance is highly desirable however we can start someone on a BPSS (but they must be UK National and British born for Trinity project)

The requirements for this role are a real mix of skills and maybe suitable for a mechanical designer

Job Description
Technical Requirements
•    Qualification in mechanical engineering.
•    A minimum of 2 years of experience as a mechanical design engineer.
•    Proficiency with 3D CAD packages such as Siemens NX or Solidworks.
•    Sound knowledge of design and engineering principles and best practices.
•    Experience of designing sheet metal, machined parts and assemblies.
•    Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
•    Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
•    Experience with cable routing and management.
•    Attentive to detail and critically minded.
Desirable Technical Requirements
•    A basic understanding of electronics.
•    FEA, CFD simulation experience.
•    Experience with designing for EMC compliance
•    Experience with designing for military usage.
Responsibilities
•    Design and development of packaging & mounting arrangements for COTS items.
•    Design of electro-mechanical assemblies.
•    Producing part & GA drawings.
•    Peer reviews.
•    Designing for manufacture review.
•    Routing cables in 3D CAD.
•    Producing cable/harness assemblies and drawings.