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Contract Mechanical Design Engineer IR35 Status: Out
Hourly – Circa £45 DOE
Contract Term – 6 months
Location – Hybrid in Devon
Join a specialist acoustic engineering company that designs and manufactures active vibration control systems for floors. Utilising advanced sensor and actuator technology, their smart resonance-cancelling solutions dramatically reduce structural movement, optimising dynamic performance for high-tech, medical, and commercial buildings.
We’re looking for an experienced Contract Mechanical Design Engineer to lead the end-to-end mechanical design of their next-generation product variant. You will report directly to the CTO and take total ownership of the design cycle, from concept and detailed design through to prototyping, validation, and manufacturing handover.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the concept generation, detailed CAD layout, and geometric rearrangement for the new product variant
- Build, test, measure, and iterate physical prototypes; this is a highly practical role
- Articulate the design process beyond CAD drawings. Produce rigorous summary reports, structural justifications, and documentation to support regulatory compliance
- Work closely with and guide a graduate mechanical engineer who is already in post, providing design support
- Partner with the internal electronics engineer and general Research & Development Engineers under the direction of the CTO
Experience Required
- Experience taking complex electromechanical products from concept through to manufacturing
- Expert-level SolidWorks and SolidWorks Simulation skills, with demonstrable experience in FEA for structural, modal, and fatigue analysis
- A natural problem-solver who is comfortable stepping away from the screen to get hands-on with physical prototyping assemblies and testing
- Comfort with an ad-hoc, flexible working arrangement to accommodate the natural peaks and troughs of R&D workflows (e.g., waiting for manufactured parts)
- The contractor to provide their own CAD laptop and SolidWorks with Simulation capabilities (though provisions can be negotiated if required)
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