Senior/Principal Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

Senior/Principal Mechanical Engineer

• Horsham, West Sussex
• £45,000 – £75,000 + excellent benefits.

We work alongside you to deliver proven surveillance and fire control solutions for the most demanding environments. We currently require a Senior/Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our skilled engineering team so we can design and build some great systems together.

Key Responsibilities

• Innovative design skills in electro-mechanical mechanisms and precision machinery.
• Technical lead within a small, mixed discipline, project design team to produce quality design solutions in line with cost, time, and quality requirements.
• Lead in the creation of designs in 3D CAD using SolidWorks software.
• Lead and work in collaboration with the team to perform classical engineering analysis on designs, including stress, fatigue & vibration using conventional analysis and computer simulation.
• Perform lab testing for verification and conformance of design outputs to meet the design inputs.
• Be responsible for leading and developing engineering reports to support new product designs, failure investigation and any other formal documentation to support customer requirements.
• Coordinate with wider engineering teams to integrate electronic, control and drive systems into equipment designs.

Skills & Experience

• Experience in the design of complex mechanisms and structures.
• Proven experience in the design of systems from original concept design, produced from a specification, through to production in a lead role.
• Ability to analyse the loads on, and design solutions for drive mechanisms and motor systems.
• Have an understanding of the application of machining, casting, fabrication and moulding techniques.
• Have experience in the use of a 3D CAD system (ideally SolidWorks).

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