Mechanical Design EngineerLocation: Bristol, 4 days per week on-site; 1 day remote (flexible start/finish times).Duration: 6 months (extension possible)Rate: 40- 50 per hour (Umbrella)IR35: InsideClearance: SC (potential BPSS start); UK Eyes OnlyOverviewAn opportunity to join a multidisciplinary engineering team supporting the development of complex defence products. You''ll work closely with other functional teams to progress developmental designs into production environments, and support suppliers/manufacturing with technical queries and delivery against milestones.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 complexitySkillset/experience required: Experience using Creo 3D design toolKnowledge 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 ..... full job details .....