Mechanical Design Engineer

Expleo Group
Belfast
4 months ago
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Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.


We are looking for Mechanical Design Engineers to be based at our customers (Defence) Belfast UK office. A Hybrid working arrangement of 3 days onsite per week and 2 days working from home is acceptable. Rates are negotiable and dependant upon experience. Role is outside IR35.


Responsibilities

  • Develop, integrate and implement technical solutions for some of our high-profile programmes of work. The Design Engineer will help to ensure designs are compliant with all relevant customer, regulatory requirements and internal standards within the programme, schedule, and manufacturing constraints.
  • Have a shared responsibility in the design of components, identifying technical problems and creating technical solutions.
  • Will be part of a multidisciplinary team.
  • Experience in collaboration with other stakeholders and good all round design engineer.
  • Work on the integration of all requirements and input from other engineering disciplines to the detailed design, such that the product definition can be made and a cost-efficient and producible design is achieved.

Essential Skills

  • A good engineering theory understanding and a good grasp of engineering principles.
  • Able to work to a high standard with minimum supervision on occasions whilst also being able to work collectively as part of a group.
  • Flexibility and ability to work under pressure and to project gateway requirements.
  • A high level of problem-solving capability – and the ability to take up multiple tasks at any given time. The capability to juggle several duties and be able to provide regular progress updates at any given time.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • A good understanding of Office Packages – and use of Excel for data recording, manipulating analytical reports and documentation.
  • A keenness towards analytical data interpretation, reviewing numerical information, and using various information in reporting, presenting, and collating significant volume of data.

Experience

  • CAD - CATIA V5 & CREO
  • Enovia experience
  • Palma PLM Experience

What Do I Need Before I Apply

  • SC clearance is required

Benefits

  • Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges.
  • We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects.
  • ExpleoAcademy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses.
  • Competitive company benefits.
  • Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo.

Disability Confident Commitment

  • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
  • Communicating and promoting vacancies.
  • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
  • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required.
  • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people.

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.


We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive.


Seniority Level

Entry level


Employment Type

Contract


Job Function

IT Services and IT Consulting


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