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Lead Mechanical Engineer

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United KingdomcontractVerifiedPosted 27 Oct 2026
💰 £45/yr(£40/yr – £45/yr)

About the role

Lead Mechanical Engineer

12 month contract

Based in Filton

Offering up to £45ph Inside IR35

Do you have experience using CATIA or 3Dexperience?

Do you have experience in stress calculations and checking?

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 Lead Mechanical 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:

Architect and deliver advanced test rig concepts, maintaining a focus on quality and regulatory compliance
Execute high-precision 3D pre-designs and detailed specimen interface drawings
Drive structural excellence through rigorous stress analysis and serve as a design checker for team stress activities
Lead manufacturing and design-to-manufacture work packages within the test centre perimeter
Act as a primary technical interface for external customers and cross-functional business units
Integrate electrical, measurement, and data system installation requirements

Your skillset & experience:

Design of aeronautical structures or equivalent high precision structural engineering projects (e.g. civil, marine, test rigs) using CATIA or 3Dexperience
Stress calculation and checking (hand calculations and/or FEM sizing tool)
Materials testing
Experience in managing suppliers or participating in supplier selection
Educated to degree level or equivalent in mechanical engineering or a related discipline (e.g. Aerospace, Structures, Materials, Physics)

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

Lead Mechanical Engineer

12 month contract

Based in Filton

Offering up to £45ph 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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