Mechanical/Senior Mechanical Engineer

Leonardo is a global leader in defence electronics and delivers systems for situational awareness, electronic defence and surveillance across land, sea and air. The Radar and Advanced Targeting line of business is uniquely positioned as one of the world's top designers, developers and manufacturers of radars, lasers and infrared countermeasure systems.

At Edinburgh, we have an opportunity for Mechanical and Senior Mechanical Engineers to join our team, where your role will be to design, develop and support our world leading electro-optic products. You will be utilising state-of-the-art methods, technology and tools to explore all aspects of the development lifecycle, including stress and thermal analysis, requirements analysis, design, implementation, test, build and production support. You will interface with customers (internal and external) on many factors within the design and liaise closely with Engineers from other disciplines, particularly Systems and Electronics. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills and undertake training to enhance your capability within your role.

• Hold a degree in Mechanical Engineering (or a related discipline), or possess equivalent relevant professional experience, where you have undertaken Mechanical detailed design activity at more than one stage of the product lifecycle.
• Be working towards Incorporated or Chartered Engineer status with the IMechE (or equivalent professional body), and be able to demonstrate the experience and UK-SPEC competencies required to achieve professional registration within the next 2 years.
• Experience in the design of systems for highly regulated industries and for harsh environments, including but not limited to shock, vibration and temperature.
• Demonstrable proficiency in 3D CAD software (PTC Creo preferred), including modelling and drawing creation.
• Experience using ERP and PDM systems for configuration management and revision control (Teamcenter Unified preferred).
• Experience producing manufacturing data packs and applying Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T).
• A collaborative approach, with experience of working in interdisciplinary teams and contributing to work package delivery and achieving quality, schedule and cost objectives.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and staying current with emerging technologies and engineering best practice.

• Demonstrable experience and knowledge of Mechanical design across the product lifecycle, ranging from concept design to manufacturing implementation and support.
• Hold Incorporated or Chartered Engineer status with the IMechE (or equivalent professional body), or be able to demonstrate the experience and UK-SPEC competencies required to achieve professional registration.
• Have the ability to perform first pass analysis with FEA and interpret Structural and Thermal analysis data.
• Experience of work package management and delivery of tasks on time and on budget.

• Experience in mentoring, developing and coaching engineers in terms of technical knowledge and soft skills.

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present and defend engineering solutions at design reviews and peer reviews.
• Experience providing technical input and support on complex engineering programmes.
• Experience in opto-mechanical design would be advantageous, but is not essential.

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting