Mechanical Systems Engineer

Join a world leader in spacecraft design and manufacture: a Mechanical Systems Engineer is required to work on telecommunications satellite payloads and subsystems.

The Mechanical Systems Engineer (e.g.Stress / Structural / ECAD / MCAD) will undertake the mechanical /thermal systems engineering tasks on communications payloads, encompassing mechanical configuration, structural design and analysis, specification and definition of hardware, support to payload integration, test and validation and liaison with customer representatives.

Specific tasks will include:
· Participation in communication payload proposals/studies
· Communications system/payload requirements analysis
· Support trade-offs of payload architectures and interfaces
· Present design solutions to peers and manager
· Influence and justify design as appropriate Communications payload mechanical system configuration
· Analysis and structural design/verification of payload hardware sub systems or assemblies
· Support to equipment specification development
· Design review of payload equipment designs and interfaces
· Support to validation and test strategy development and specification
· Support to payload integration/test Liaison with customer representatives and participation in design reviews and meetings
· Endorse all aspects of payload mechanical and thermal design

Qualifications, Skills & Experience
Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or similar discipline

Considerable demonstrable post graduate engineering experience in mechanical engineering within the aerospace, defence or avionics industries is required.

Experience in of the following will be highly advantageous:
o Spacecraft or payload mechanical/thermal systems engineering
o Experience in Telecom Payload AIT activities (mechanical aspects)
o Experience in either mechanical or thermal analysis

The recruiter has stated that all applicants for this job should be able to prove they are legally entitled to work in the UK. Carbon60 is a trading name of Carbon60 Limited an Employment Business/Agency