Fortress Recruit Ltd
Mechanical Design Engineer
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Fortress Recruit is supporting a Defence Manufacturing business with the recruitment of an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to join their team in Poole
This is a hands on engineering position working across the full product lifecycle, with responsibility for developing and modernising complex mechanical hardware including racks, cabinets, enclosures and associated systems.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Developing mechanical designs from concept through detailed design, verification, certification and manufacture
- Supporting established products and legacy systems through modernisation, product support and continuous improvement
- Producing and reviewing mechanical designs, drawings, models and associated technical documentation
- Participating in design reviews and supporting engineering sign off
- Applying DFM and DFA principles to ensure practical and cost-effective designs
- Investigating mechanical failures, supporting root cause analysis and developing engineering solutions
- Considering materials, environmental requirements, thermal performance, EMC, IP protection and mechanical integrity within designs
- Working with manufacturing, electrical, systems and other engineering disciplines to develop integrated solutions
- Supporting qualification testing, FMEA and wider product lifecycle activities
- Providing technical guidance and support to less experienced engineers and contributing to a collaborative engineering environment
- Supporting the ongoing development of CAD and engineering data management processes across the business
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To be successful in this role, you will have:
- A Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent engineering qualification, with Chartership, or desire to work towards this
- Significant mechanical engineering and design experience within a complex engineering or manufacturing environment
- Experience taking mechanical designs through the full product lifecycle from concept through to manufacture and product support
- Strong understanding of design for manufacture and assembly and relevant manufacturing processes
- Experience with mechanical analysis and an understanding of areas such as stress, thermal performance or FEA
- Experience considering environmental requirements including shock, vibration, temperature and IP protection
- Strong engineering judgement with the ability to review designs and contribute effectively to technical decisions
- Experience with Creo or SolidWorks, with the ability to adapt between CAD platforms
- Experience with Windchill or another engineering data management system would be beneficial
- Eligibility for SC clearance (5 years' UK residency without visa or sponsorship requirement)
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This is an opportunity to join a multidisciplinary Engineering team working on technically challenging products for demanding applications. Projects typically run over 18–24 months, with engineers given a core area of responsibility alongside opportunities to support wider technical tasks, cross functional projects and areas of personal development.
This is a full time, 37 hour per week, permanent role based in Poole with flexibility for some remote working once bedded in. On offer is a competitive salary, with learning and development opportunity to progress.
For more details or a confidential discussion, please contact Fortress Recruit.
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