Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
// Role Summary
Lead the delivery of complex mechanical design solutions for aircraft modifications and ship designs at QinetiQ's Boscombe Down site. This role requires high integrity engineering, expert problem-solving, and the ability to guide and review technical hardware solutions.
// Key Responsibilities
- Lead mechanical design delivery on complex defence projects.
- Support aircraft modification and ship design initiatives.
- Guide and coordinate design reviews and hardware solution testing.
- Provide technical advice to customers, stakeholders, and peers.
- Authoring processes and quality assurance management.
- Requires a degree (HNC/HND/Degree) in a relevant engineering field.
// Role Specification
About QinetiQ
At QinetiQ, we are creating the future of defence technology, empowering and protecting lives through ground-breaking innovations. Join us as a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at our Boscombe Down site and collaborate with brilliant minds on cutting-edge technology.
The Role
As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you will lead the delivery of mechanical design solutions and take ownership of complex tasks requiring high integrity engineering. You will manage challenging and unusual tasks, supporting numerous aircraft modifications and ship designs. You will guide teams in exploring problem spaces, generating hardware solutions, and will be responsible for leading and coordinating reviews and testing of these ideas.
Your Responsibilities Will Include:
- Reviews: Guide subject matter experts at Design Reviews and hold pre-reviews. Chair Engineering reviews.
- Delivery: Directly contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Technical: Provide expert advice or presentations to customers, stakeholders, and peers.
- Governance: Manage quality assurance and authoring processes.
Essential Experience for the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer:
- Experience designing technical hardware solutions, ideally from a regulated industry requiring complex problem-solving, precision tolerances, or specific domain knowledge.
- Significant experience creating technical drawings from 3D models, working with suppliers, manufacturers, customers, and subject matter experts.
- Ability to function independently on a day-to-day basis, providing guidance and advice to less experienced practitioners.
- Deep understanding of budgets, group behaviour, patterns of behaviour, and using this knowledge to deliver to time, quality, and cost.
- Experience with Hazard Identification, safety cases, and safety management systems.
- Knowledge and understanding of fundamental engineering principles.
Essential Qualifications for the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer:
- HNC/HND/Degree in Aeronautical, Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design, or Product Design.
We value diverse backgrounds and educational paths. If you demonstrate the required experience and a willingness to learn, we encourage you to apply.
Working Hours & Location
This role is based at our Boscombe Down site, working 37 hours per week. A minimum average site attendance of four days per week is required. Compressed hours are available for a nine-day fortnight.
About Boscombe Down
MOD Boscombe Down is a unique operational site featuring the UK's longest military runway, primarily focusing on testing, evaluation, and support services for aviation and aerospace systems. It plays a vital role in UK aviation defence through extensive flight testing capabilities, enhancing operational readiness and effectiveness.
Why Join QinetiQ?
Join QinetiQ during an exciting period of growth and innovation. Our success is driven by our appetite for innovation and our courage to tackle complex challenges. You'll experience a unique working environment where diverse teams collaborate openly to solve problems, blend disciplines, and link technologies. We foster an inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued, and realise your full potential.
Our Benefits
- Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance.
- Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days.
- Options for Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance, and Dental Insurance.
- Employee discount portal offering savings on personal accident insurance, travel insurance, restaurants, cinema tickets, and more.
- Proud supporters of the Armed Forces community, honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining a Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
- Volunteering opportunities to support charities and local communities.
Our Recruitment Process
We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in assessments, please discuss potential reasonable adjustments with your Recruiter.
Many roles at QinetiQ require national security vetting. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it. Some roles have additional nationality-related restrictions.