Mechanical Draftsperson – Outside IR35

Mechanical Draftsperson – Outside IR35

Job Overview

We are currently seeking an experienced Mechanical Draftsperson to join a major engineering project based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

This is an initial 6-month contract opportunity for a skilled Mechanical Draftsperson with strong experience in technical drawing standards, GD&T, geometric tolerancing and mechanical engineering documentation.

The successful candidate will be responsible for reviewing, producing and maintaining high-quality mechanical drawings, ensuring compliance with BS 8888 standards, internal quality requirements and customer specifications.

Candidates must already hold valid UK Security Clearance (SC) due to the classified nature of the projects.

Contract Details

• Job Title: Mechanical Draftsperson
• Location: Belfast, UK
• Contract Duration: Initial 6 months
• IR35 Status: Outside IR35
• Working Arrangement: Fully onsite, 5 days per week
• Start Date: ASAP, subject to availability and onboarding
• Security Clearance: Active UK SC Clearance required

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and continuously improve best practice guidelines for mechanical drawings and associated technical documentation.
• Ensure all mechanical drawings comply with BS 8888 standards, including layouts, views, dimensioning, tolerancing and general drafting conventions.
• Validate drawing content against internal quality assurance requirements and applicable customer specifications.
• Review technical drawings produced by mechanical design teams to ensure accuracy, clarity and compliance with relevant standards.
• Review and challenge drawing structures, dimensioning schemes, tolerancing approaches, GD&T callouts and datum references.
• Ensure drawing revisions, title blocks, document control information and traceability are accurate and maintained.
• Provide technical guidance on the correct application of GD&T, including:
  • Datum references.
  • Feature control frames.
  • Geometric tolerance types and modifiers.
  • Material condition requirements, including MMC and LMC where applicable.
• Ensure tolerance strategies are understood and correctly implemented by the design team.
• Produce and support the creation of high-quality 2D engineering drawings and model-based outputs from 3D CAD models.
• Maintain strong CAD proficiency to identify and resolve drawing and CAD-related issues affecting output quality.
• Provide practical support and guidance on CAD settings and drawing configurations to ensure BS 8888 compliance.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience working as a Mechanical Draftsperson or Mechanical Drawing Specialist.
• Excellent understanding of BS 8888 engineering drawing standards.
• Strong knowledge and practical application of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing).
• Experience with datum references, feature control frames and geometric tolerance schemes.
• Understanding of MMC, LMC and material condition modifiers.
• Experience reviewing and checking complex mechanical engineering drawings.
• Strong 2D technical drawing and 3D CAD experience.
• Experience with drawing revisions, document control and engineering traceability.
• Ability to provide technical guidance and challenge drawing quality within engineering teams.
• Strong attention to detail and understanding of engineering quality requirements.