Job vacancy - Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Location: Essex/London

can be hybrid

candidate must be UK based

Job Type

Full-time: Permanent or Contractor

An exciting opportunity exists for a Senior Design Engineer to join a small, talented team were working with. The role is required to offer design and analysis support to new, interesting business opportunities and existing programs. There will be some involvement in additional projects depending on the work volume and opportunities to develop knowledge and skillset.

Key Responsibilities: - Responsible for the design/analysis of critical components for exciting new projects, the Indy Lights programme and Historics business. - Implement engine build manuals and technical documents from the ground up, referenced daily by engineers and build staff. - Fault analysis of failed components, determining the cause and producing failure reports to distribute across the engineering team - Communicating with external suppliers for fault analysis and product development - Data analysis from track and dyno data to spot anomalies - Using Catia V5 to create models, assemblies and technical drawings

Skills Required: - Efficient user of CATIA V5R21 for solid and surface modelling with technical drawings - Efficient user of EFACs for data management and BOM control - Capable of using structural analysis packages in CATIA for part optimisation - Formal training of GD&T - Data analysis of track & Dyno data in LifeView - Understanding of manufacturing processes and design for manufacture - Efficient at fault investigation, containment and rectification - Proficient Microsoft Office Suite user

Qualifications needed: Bachelors level degree in engineering (Mechanical) 2:1 or higher

Key Skills / Experience: - Minimum 5 years experience in a similar role at a professional motorsport level (powertrain), ideally F1, WEC, IndyCar, DTM or other relevant experience - High competence level with PC / typical software - MS Office (particularly Excel), Matlab, etc. - Degree qualified or equivalent in a mechanical or engineering discipline - A self-starter who is highly motivated, very well organised and demonstrates a growth mindset.

Key Behaviours & Values: - Putting the customer first - Working as one team - Can do approach - Takes responsibility & accountability - Open to Change and new ideas - Respectful of others

Hours of work & Benefits: Standard full-time working week, 40 hours a week, 8 hours a day. When based at the clients Essex facility, standard office hours are flexible between 7.30am to 5.15pm. To meet the needs of the role and fast paced nature of the business, the successful candidate will require a flexible approach to working hours.

Salary

competitive depending on experience. TPBN1_UKTJ