Mechanical Engineer in Cambridge

A Mechanical Engineer is required to support the design, development and delivery of robust mechanical solutions across bids and projects. The role will help provide continuity of design intent, maintain configuration control, and support effective coordination across programme, manufacturing, supply chain, quality and integration stakeholders. This is a hybrid role, with an expectation to be onsite in Cambridge around 70% of the time.

The Mechanical Engineer will support the development of mechanical design solutions across bids and project delivery activities. Working as part of a wider engineering team, the role will involve developing requirements, producing and checking engineering data, supporting configuration control, and contributing to the delivery of safe, compliant and manufacturable solutions. The successful candidate will work closely with colleagues across Engineering and Operations in both the UK and Canada, supporting the delivery of products and systems that meet customer, regulatory, cost and schedule requirements.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Support the design and development of mechanical solutions across bids, projects and product modifications.
• Produce, amend and check engineering drawings, item lists and associated engineering data in line with company processes.
• Support the generation and development of design requirements from stakeholder and customer needs.
• Contribute to the development of mechanical architectures and practical design solutions.
• Work to regulatory, customer and Marshall processes, ensuring engineering outputs are safe, compliant and fit for purpose.
• Support the preparation and checking of technical documentation, including design data, technical reports and certification evidence.
• Maintain product, drawing and document configuration control.
• Work collaboratively with Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain and Operations teams.
• Support design for manufacture and assembly activities, working with production and manufacturing teams to develop practical and efficient solutions.
• Assist with design queries, inspection reports, technical issues and warranty-related investigations.
• Support technical input into bids, statements of work and project documentation where required.
• Identify opportunities to improve design quality, cost, manufacturability and delivery performance.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and challenge existing ways of working where appropriate.

What we are looking for:

• Degree qualified in Engineering, Mathematics or Physics, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience in mechanical design engineering within a complex or regulated environment.
• Ability to work from requirements and develop practical engineering solutions.
• Understanding of engineering standards, product safety and design governance.
• Experience producing and checking engineering drawings, product structures and associated design data.
• Understanding of design for manufacture, design for assembly and configuration management.
• Broad understanding of manufacturing methods such as sheet metal fabrication, welding, riveting and bonding.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to work accurately, manage priorities and deliver to timescale.
• Confidence to provide sound technical input based on facts and engineering judgement.
• Good communication skills, with the ability to explain technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work effectively across teams, functions and locations.

Desirable experience:

• Experience supporting products through production, build, integration or in-service support.
• Experience contributing to bids, technical proposals or statements of work.
• Experience preparing technical reports and supporting certification activities.
• Structural design experience would be beneficial, including understanding of structural theory and experience developing structural solutions, particularly for steel welded frames.

The benefits we offer include:

• 27 days holiday, increasing with service up to 30 days, with the option to buy and sell leave.
• Pension contributions up to 9%.
• Private medical insurance.
• Extensive flexible benefits programme including Cycle to Work.
• Life assurance at 4x basic salary.
• Enhanced parental leave and pay.
• Paid volunteering leave.
• Access to industry-leading wellbeing resources and tools.

Marshall Land Systems is a Canadian-owned global company with an unrivalled pedigree of British engineering excellence. From its origins in Cambridge, UK, through more than a century of innovation, pioneering advances from the nose of Concorde to the early Hydrogen fuel cell technology that ultimately powered the moon landings, Marshall engineers now continue to innovate specialist vehicles and infrastructure for NATO forces across the world. From bomb disposal vehicles to deployed shelters, from command and control to CT scanners on the battlefield, Marshall Land Systems protects people in critical situations with the very best in engineering. It employs 600 people with major facilities in the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands.

Marshall Group is an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.