ARM (Advanced Resource Managers)
Principal Mechanical Design Engineer
Principal Mechanical Design Engineer at ARM (Advanced Resource Managers), based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, paying £50.00 per hour. This is a contract role.
- Pay
- £50.00 per hour
- Hours and contract
- Contract · On site
- Location
- Stevenage, Hertfordshire
- Closing date
- Sector
- Mechanical Engineer
About 56% above the going rate for mechanical engineer
Reference jobs/principal-mechanical-design-engineer-21455
About the role
Location
Stevenage, HertfordshireSalary
NegotiableContract
ContractPrincipal Mechanical Design Engineer
12 month contract
Based in Stevenage
Offering £50ph Inside IR35
Do you have experience using CREO?
Do you have experience carrying out mechanical design and proving activities?
Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?
If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you!
As the Principal Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry.
You will be involved in:
- Carry out Mechanical Design and proving activities as part of a wider team for prime and variant products, of both piece parts and assemblies
- Support/liaise with manufacturing, resolving manufacturing problems & defects
- Support the functional & environmental testing and trials
- Liaise with suppliers/purchasing to resolve any technical queries that may arise
- Planning and reporting on own day-to-day activities to meet project milestones
- Gain clarification of and help to generate requirements
Your skillset may include:
- Experience using CREO 3D design tool
- Knowledge of several of the following:
- Manufacturing processes
- Tolerance studies
- Environmental test
- Mass property calculations
- Material selection
- FMEA
- Design for Manufacture/Assembly
- Environmental Gasket Sealing
- Structural design
- Defence Standards
- Review processes
- Product Lifecycles
- Industrial validation
If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!
Principal Mechanical Design Engineer
12 month contract
Based in Stevenage
Offering £50ph Inside IR35
Disclaimer
This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.
Apply Job reference 130642_1794232735 Date posted 09 November 2026 Sector Defence, Aerospace and SecurityShare Job
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