MCL have an immediate vacancy for a Mechanical Design/Hardware Engineer for the Trinity Project for our Oil and Gas client.

Duration: 31st August 2025 (possible extension)

Location: Christchurch, Dorset

3 days in the office (Tues, Wed, Thu)  This is non-negotiable.

Rate: £50 per hour PAYE excluding holiday NI and pension.  A 37 hour week (7.4 hours per day)

The role is inside IR35

*Candidates must be UK Nationals and British born*

Candidates must have experience in the defence and electronic industries. Candidates should hold SC clearance.

Job Description

• Experience of designing sheet metal, machined parts and assemblies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Experience with cable routing and management.
• Attentive to detail and critically minded.

Desirable Technical Requirements

• A basic understanding of electronics.
• FEA, CFD simulation experience.
• Experience with designing for EMC compliance
• Experience with designing for military usage.

Responsibilities

• Design and development of packaging & mounting arrangements for COTS items.
• Design of electro-mechanical assemblies.
• Producing part & GA drawings.
• Peer reviews.
• Designing for manufacture review.
• Routing cables in 3D CAD.
• Producing cable/harness assemblies and drawings.

Technical Requirements

• Qualification in mechanical engineering.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience as a mechanical design engineer.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD packages such as Siemens NX or Solidworks.
• Sound knowledge of design and engineering principles and best practices.