Job Description

Contract Mechanical Design Engineer - Aerospace

South Molton, Devon | 6-Month+ PAYE Contract | Immediate Start

We are looking for an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to support a growing production and sustaining engineering workload within a leading aerospace manufacturing organisation in South Molton.

This is an initial 6-month PAYE contract with the potential for extension. The role is ideally site-based, although a 3-day onsite / 2-day remote working pattern may be considered once established in the role.

Rates starting from £35ph PAYE (equivalent of £46.50 UMB/LTD) depending on experience. Opportunity to advance holiday pay into hourly rate or have as accrued and take paid time off.

Key Responsibilities

Act as the Design Engineering representative to the Material Review Board (MRB)

Assess engineering change requests and provide technical analysis and justification

Support customer-driven engineering changes and documentation

Produce and update engineering drawings and CAD models

Support production, manufacturing and sustaining engineering activities

Collaborate with local and global engineering teams

Ensure compliance with aerospace standards and engineering best practice

Required Experience

Mechanical design engineering experience within aerospace, defence or another regulated industry

Strong Creo and MicroStation skills (CATIA desirable)

Experience producing detailed manufacturing drawings and engineering documentation

Good understanding of GD&T, tolerance analysis and DFMA principles

Experience working with PLM systems, ideally Enovia

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

About the Opportunity

This is an exciting time to join a growing aerospace site, and supporting the clients Titchfield site that is developing into a European Centre of Excellence. The successful candidate will play a key role supporting product and production engineering activities while working within a collaborative global engineering environment.

Immediate interviews and start dates available.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK and adhere to ITAR restrictions