Senior Mechanical Engineer

Ultra Precision Control Systems (PCS) are looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join the Engineering Function. Key Responsibilities: * Able to prepare technical documents and design and develop product data to their functional domain level with no supervision. Support the design intent, delivering design solutions to meet project schedule & budget requirements. * Apply and scrutinise requirements of a project with no supervision. * Be able to technically interface with operations and supply chain ensuring the design intent is met and requirements achieved, applying developing DFM / DFT practices throughout. * Assist in preparing and reviewing engineering estimates & bids, including identifying risks and dependencies within and across functions. * Effective communication skills. Capable of presenting ideas and proposals to peers and line managers, including presenting at external design reviews (with some support). * Ability to liaise with support functions (Commercial, Finance, Supply chain etc) * Awareness of PLM tools. * Competent at Configuration and Change management and security marking aspects of all types of documentation and drawings. * Fully understands the security aspects of what we do, commercial export licences and their need and ITAR requirements. * Capable of Assisting in failure investigations and recommending appropriate solutions, reporting findings to management and customers. * Support the resolution of technical challenges, supporting other engineers in the relevant domain. * Capable of leading small technical work packages within a project guiding other engineers as required to help meet schedule, budget and quality. * Competent at authoring complex assemblies and drawings & models using one or more of the company selected CAD tools. * Competent at interpreting and layout drawings, all dimensioning, applying linear and geometric tolerances to British and International Standards, contributes to the companies own Draughting Standard Manual. * Competent at designing electrical wiring assemblies, has an appreciation of working with electronic PCB assemblies and other sub-assemblies in electromechanical designs, with input to the electronics design and PCB layout, software and systems activities. * Competent at FEA analysis and reporting. * Competent at designing for manufacture and production processes. Competent understanding of project and engineering lifecycles and required activities within own discipline. * Technically competent to assess and manage technical risk in their area and honestly present the detail and the wider impact * Able to communicate succinctly and accurately on technical issues and schemes with internal and external customers and the team. * Proactively able to manage own work * Uses own initiative and makes timely decisions within the scope of the role and is financially aware of the consequences of decisions. * Good application of Microsoft packages and relevant software for the role. Required Skills & Experience: * Relevant qualifications to an appropriate level, typically a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience, with significant post-qualification experience in a range of roles within a relevant complex engineering environment. * Preferably a Chartered engineer or equivalent with a recognised professional engineering institution * Experience with mechanical aspects of PCB & Enclosure design, with focus on designing for EMI & EMC. * Familiarity with aerospace materials & manufacturing methods * Understanding of airworthiness and safety for certification. Understands DO-160 and other environmental requirements