Principal Mechanical Engineer Job Description
Contract - Principal Mechanical Engineer
To undertake a full range of engineering activities in line with all relevant process, quality and other requirements, supplying specialist advice and support across projects and to other functions as appropriate
Accountabilities
- Responsible for generation and delivery of concept and manufacturing design definitions, based on technical specifications, requirements and other constraints.
- Participate in developing and maintaining relevant engineering processes and procedures.
- Plan, control and deliver assigned projects or work packages, ensuring requirements are delivered to plan and budget.
- Support the identification of business opportunities and the preparation of bids.
- Define appropriate test programs for design verification and make results-based recommendations on their outcome, including suggestions for improving test/diagnosis process.
- Generate applicable interface requirements and other specifications as required.
- Present work in various forums as required.
- Keep up to date in relevant technical areas; develop skills and capabilities and supply support and expertise to others as required.
- Act as the main point of contact with customers (internal and external) and/or suppliers and collaborators on assigned engineering matters.
- Lead engineering support activities in the field and for assigned products; develop documentation to support in-service use.
- Lead a small sub-team as required.
Principal Mechanical Engineer Job Requirements
Skills and Knowledge
- Knowledge & experience in mechanical or electro-mechanical design.
- Degree or equivalent in relevant discipline plus a number of years of relevant experience, or HND/HNC and substantial practical experience in working form a basis of concept and principles. Ideally a Chartered Engineer.
- Pro-Engineer Required.
- Experience in more than one phase of the engineering life cycle, with sufficient experience of the total life cycle to ensure a good understanding of adjacent phases and through-life engineering issues
- Commercial and financial awareness; able to manage budgets
- Capable of managing projects/work packages
- People and team management capabilities
- Able to mentor other, more junior staff, as appropriate
- Able to deal with multiple issues, tasks and priorities concurrently
- Substantial analytical and problem solving skills
- Knowledge of customer and user requirements
- Full understanding of relevant engineering and quality standards
- Communicate verbally and in writing in a style appropriate to the audience; proven
- presentation skills
- Up to date knowledge of all issues in relevant specialist area(s)
- Understanding of structural/thermal analysis would be an advantage.
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Job Type - Contract
Contact - Alf Mills
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Principal Mechanical Engineer Summary
| Education Backgrounds: |
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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| Specialties: |
Quality Engineering
Structural Engineering
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| Education Level: |
Undergraduate (Bachelors)
Postgraduate (Masters)
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| Experience: |
10 - 15 years
2 - 5 years
5 - 10 Years
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| Languages spoken: |
English
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| Job Location: |
Bristol, England |
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