Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Randstad Technologies Recruitment

Solihull, West Midlands (County)

10 months ago

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join a leading aerospace engineering organisation, working on the development of electric motors and motor controllers for next-generation systems.

You'll be involved from concept design through to production, contributing to design reviews, configuration management, and root cause analysis using structured methodologies such as FRACAS, DFMEA, 8D, and Fishbone diagrams.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and develop electric motor systems and motor controllers
Support concept development and mechanical architecture definition
Lead and participate in design reviews and milestone gates
Manage design changes and configuration control processes
Conduct root cause analysis using FRACAS, DFMEA, 5W2H, 8D, Fishbone
Create and maintain 3D models and drawings in Siemens NX or equivalent CAD tools (CATIA, Creo, Inventor)

Required Experience:

Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
Strong experience with electric motor and motor controller design
Solid understanding of change and configuration management
Proficiency in CAD (NX preferred, CATIA/Creo/Inventor accepted)
Familiarity with failure analysis and quality tools (DFMEA, FRACAS, etc.)
Able to work onsite in Solihull 4 days per week
Eligible for BPSS clearance
Experience level 10+ years

If you're ready to take your skills to the next level and make a difference in a dynamic environment, we want to hear from you! Apply now or send your CV to sharmistha. ghosal @ randstad .co .uk

Randstad Technologies Ltd is a leading specialist recruitment business for the IT & Engineering industries. Please note that due to a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business

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