MERITUS are recruiting for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our client within the sovereign defence industry on an initial 6 month contract from their site in Bristol. MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER - INSIDE IR35 - £50 PER HOUR - BRISTOL - ELIGIBLE FOR SC - 6 MONTHS - 37 HOUR WEEK - SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS - 4 DAYS A WEEK ON SITE An opportunity to become part of Europe''s No. 1 Missile Systems Designer, as a Mechanical Design Engineer. You will work closely with other functional teams, to develop products to meet our customer''s needs. Within this role you will have the opportunity to undertake cutting-edge research of novel mechanical technologies to meet the challenges of tomorrow. Responsibilities: 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 and defects. Support to functional and 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, including challenging of extraneous requirements to reduce lead time, UPC and design complexity Skillset/experience required: Experience using Creo 3D design tool Knowledge of several of the following: Manufacturing processes Tolerance studies Environmental test Mass ..... full job details .....