Mechanical Engineer FTC 24 Months

Are you an ambitious and collaborative Mechanical Engineer looking for your next challenge? Do you have experience working in product development? Are you a creative thinker with a passion for driving innovation through design? We're looking for a talented Mechanical Engineer to join our forward-thinking and dynamic European Product Development team in London (Euston). The team is responsible for delivering a centrally developed and centrally sourced, sustainable Street Furniture, Display, and Smart product portfolio, while assisting countries with product and tender strategy.

Bauer Media Outdoor is one of Europe's leading Out of Home media and infrastructure companies, spanning 14 markets with more than 18,000 digital and 230,000 non-digital displays. We are transforming our street furniture and advertising estate to benefit municipalities, transport authorities, citizens, and passengers alike through innovative infrastructure and smart technology. The market-leading Product Development team is at the forefront of this change, using cutting‑edge technology, pioneering green infrastructure, and inventive sustainability solutions to support the business in winning tenders and delivering socially-driven solutions that help cities tackle climate change and other challenges. We are committed to continually decarbonising our product portfolio through innovative design and sustainable practices to meet publicly declared science‑based carbon net‑zero targets.

About The Role

You will be involved in a range of activities, from supporting key tenders and client presentations to supplier meetings, product customisations, creating new features, and reducing the carbon footprint of existing products. The role requires a high level of creative thinking and problem solving, in addition to a strong blend of mechanical engineering, technology, and product development knowledge. You will collaborate effectively, building robust and influential relationships with key internal and external partners and stakeholders while working seamlessly with local Engineering, Procurement, Operations, and Business Development teams, as well as European teams. The role also requires occasional visits to our construction sites across the UK, travel to our Sawtry depot for test designs, and monthly visits to suppliers in Europe and Bauer Media Outdoor EU locations to provide in-person support.

Key Strengths we are looking for

• Experience working with timber and other low-carbon materials is a significant advantage.
• This is a fast-paced environment, so we’re looking for someone who is self‑motivated, able to work independently, and confident taking ownership of their work.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Mechanical engineering: concept creation, design feasibility, 3D development, detailed design, value engineering, design optimisation, FEA simulation to ensure design performs according to expectation; utilise CAD/CAM/CAE driven processes to create eBOMs/drawings.
• Optimise installation and in‑life operation and maintenance processes.
• Continuously seek to minimise cradle‑to‑gate embodied carbon and in‑life energy use, integrating low‑carbon materials wherever possible.
• Support prototyping, FAT & post‑manufacturing as required including test installs, UAT and first on‑street installations; create/review/maintain appropriate documentation in collaboration with internal teams, e.g. Test Reports/EDR with Operations, Supply Chain.
• Ensure all products are appropriately tested and meet all relevant local and international standards, regulations, guidelines with 3rd‑party structural analyses.
• Create and manage all product data (3Ds, drawings, BOMs, manuals, specifications, structural reports, data sheets) according to the Product Design Guidelines.
• Help to find, research, develop and evaluate new solutions and products.

What We’re Looking For

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar, covering structural, mechanics, materials, design, civil.
• 2‑5 years’ experience in mechanical engineering, product design, evaluation or specification.
• Excellent knowledge of mechanical engineering, construction materials, design techniques including eco‑design, innovative approaches within construction and manufacturing.
• Excellent knowledge and experience of PTC CREO CAD software and CAD management techniques.
• Understands importance of decarbonising and reflects this in their design approach.
• Experience with low‑carbon materials, engineered timber systems, bio‑based or natural fibre composite materials, low‑carbon concrete, upcycled materials.
• Familiar with EPD and carbon footprint data.
• Understanding of applicable regulations and standards.
• Interest in new technologies, manufacturing processes, materials and innovation, in particular how it can apply to product design.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office tools for the generation of collateral materials.
• Good understanding of project management methodology.
• Experience working with Windchill.

Benefits

• A Salary of £40,000 – £50,000 per annum.
• Annual performance‑related bonus of up to 10%.
• Flexible hybrid working.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Company Pension Scheme paid up to 8%.
• Healthcare Cash Plan.
• Life Insurance and group income protection scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Travel/season ticket loans and discounts across many retailers.
• Social events.

At Bauer Media Outdoor, we are committed to treating everyone with fairness and respect, regardless of their race, gender, age, ethnicity, background, sexual orientation, disability, or any other differences. We work hard to foster an inclusive environment, a place you can be yourself. We support reasonable adjustment requests from candidates and employees.