Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Principal Mechanical Design Engineer 12 month contract Based in Stevenage Offering £50ph Inside IR35 Do you have experience using CREO? Do you have experience carrying out mechanical design and proving activities? Do…

Pay rate £50/hour
Contract type Contract
Posted 3 September 2026

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Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

12 month contract

Based in Stevenage

Offering £50ph Inside IR35

Do you have experience using CREO?

Do you have experience carrying out mechanical design and proving activities?

Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?

If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you!

As the Principal Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry.

You will be involved in:

Carry out Mechanical Design and proving activities as part of a wider team for prime and variant products, of both piece parts and assemblies
Support/liaise with manufacturing, resolving manufacturing problems & defects
Support the functional & environmental testing and trials
Liaise with suppliers/purchasing to resolve any technical queries that may arise
Planning and reporting on own day-to-day activities to meet project milestones
Gain clarification of and help to generate requirements

Your skillset may include:

Experience using CREO 3D design tool
Knowledge of several of the following:
Manufacturing processes
Tolerance studies
Environmental test
Mass property calculations
Material selection
FMEA
Design for Manufacture/Assembly
Environmental Gasket Sealing
Structural design
Defence Standards
Review processes
Product Lifecycles
Industrial validation

If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!

Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

12 month contract

Based in Stevenage

Offering £50ph Inside IR35

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change

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