Mechanical Design Engineer

Location

Ampthill, Bedfordshire

Salary

Negotiable

Contract

Permanent

Mechanical Design Engineer

Permanent role

Based in Ampthill

Offering up to £59.500

Do you have experience using CREO?

Do you have an understanding of GD&T?

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 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:

• Develop manufacturing tooling within any of the following technologies;
  • Assembly, Integration, and Test
  • Machining
  • Composite layup
  • Additive Manufacturing
• Designing any new tooling & fixturing requirements
• Experienced in the creation of Technical Requirement Specifications
• Creation of detailed process instructions
• Creation of Manufacturing BOM's / routings to aid ease of manufacture
• Active participation in customer and programme meetings
• Assist with the Technical requirements of the relevant section of the Capital plan from definition to acceptance
• Supporting full-rate production of a range of products
• Close liaison of activities with Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering, and other functions
• Support with the business process reviews and generation/update of relevant documentation

Your skillset & experience:

• Knowledge of Manufacturing technologies
• Demonstrate a level of design and manufacturing process industry experience
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma methodology, Quality toolset experience
• An understanding of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerances) with the ability to identify key characteristics and datum structures
• Familiar with the use of CAD software (CREO) to generate technical drawings
• Experience preparing operational documentation and manufacturing data packs
• Awareness of DFM/A and PFMEA principles and the use of them in a practical application to support Industrial Engineering activity

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

Mechanical Design Engineer

Permanent role

Based in Ampthill

Offering up to £59.500

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.

Apply Job reference 131122_1793288440 Date posted 29 October 2026 Sector Defence, Aerospace and Security

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