Senior Mechanical Engineer

12 Month Contract – Inside IR35

£59.33 per hour umbrella

Circa 2 days per week site

Job Role:

A vacancy has arisen for a professional Senior Mechanical Engineer to work within Weapon Systems UK on the M777 Lifecycle Sustainment Contract.

As part of Platforms and Services organisation, Weapon Systems (UK)designs, develops, manufactures and supports artillery systems, naval guns, small and medium calibre barrels and provides engineering capability to the wider business. Our global reach brings our customers a depth and breadth of expertise that meet critical needs in the air, on land, and at sea.

The engineering role is based at our UK site at Barrow-in-Furness and is supported by a design team which includes Electronics, Software and Mechanical engineering disciplines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of solutions to technical issues as a member of an integrated project team, reporting to Technical Leads and directly to the customer.
• Developing design solutions based on customer or internally derived requirements, validating, and verifying through the design process.
• Review and check design work and technical reports, providing help and direction to less experienced engineers.
• Carrying out technical analysis and investigations and preparing reports with suggested recommenda...