Mechanical Design Engineer in Gosport

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Mechanical Design Engineer at our Gosport site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role: As a Mechanical Design Engineer you will be delivering mechanical design solutions and taking ownership of delivery. You will explore and test the problem space thoroughly, before generating hardware solutions and be prepared to lead the presentation of these ideas at design reviews and group critiques drawing on more senior member’s knowledge as required.

Day-to-day, this role is to support our growing hydrodynamic model testing capability where bespoke models are designed, developed, manufactured to tight tolerances and tested in our world-class facilities. Your responsibilities will include:

• Reviews: This role will lead on formal design reviews and be able to explain the thinking behind concepts at these reviews with confidence, presenting at design critique sessions and chairing engineering reviews with Manufacturing and Procurement communities.
• Delivery: This role requires balancing competing requirements to deliver optimal solutions, using strong influencing skills to refine customer needs, and clearly articulating assumptions, exclusions, risks and controls throughout the project lifecycle.
• Technical: This role requires experience in designing complex systems and components for test or operational use, with the ability to independently inspect work against defined standards and apply measurement-based, scientific thinking to problem solving.
• Governance: This role involves contributing actively to FMEA and HazID activities, compiling compliance evidence and supporting formal demonstrations of compliance.

Essential experience of the Mechanical Design Engineer:

We would expect the individual to have an understanding and some experience in the following competency areas – Including but not limited to:

• Hazard Identification, Safety Cases & Safety Management systems.
• Applying Analytical, Simulation and Modelling Techniques.
• Materials Selection, Coatings & Corrosion.
• Concept Design & Development.
• 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, ideally using SolidWorks.

Essential qualifications for the Mechanical Design Engineer:

• HNC/HND/Degree in Aeronautical, Electrical, Electronic or Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design or Product Design (or equivalent experience).
• Knowledge and understanding of engineering fundamentals, formal training or experience in engineering subjects such as materials, stress awareness, mechanism designs, design principles, electrical awareness etc.
• Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, Product Design degree or equivalent.
• Should have achieved CEng level against the UK SPEC and have joined a recognised professional institution.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Gosport site with an average site attendance of three days per week.

Our facilities at the Haslar Marine Technology Park are state-of-the-art, including our ocean basin rotating arm, and marine towing tank, offering an unparalleled environment for testing and refining designs. Our marine technology offers our global customers a service to deliver constrained hydrodynamic model tests of surface ships, submarines, offshore structures, and renewable energy devices.

Why Join QinetiQ? As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges. As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and 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 to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance.
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more.
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community.

Our Recruitment Process: We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in. Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.