Graduate Engineer (Mechanical Design)
Location: Portland, Dorset (Relocation Package available)
Work Arrangement: Flexible approach
Salary: Up to £30,000 depending on experience
What We Can Offer You:
- Career Path Flexibility: Choose your career direction within the full engineering lifecycle.
- Overtime Options: Gain up to 24 additional paid days off per year or boost your salary with authorised overtime.
- Flexible Working Hours: Core hours are 09:30 – 12:00 & 14:00 – 16:00.
- Role-Specific Allowances: Depending on individual projects and roles.
- Holiday Entitlement: 24 days per annum, plus public holidays, with a Christmas closedown from 24th December – 2nd January.
- Pension Scheme: Competitive employer contribution.
- Private Medical Care: Access to over 50 private clinics and hospitals nationwide.
- Training and Upskilling: Continuous personal and professional development opportunities.
- Monthly Payment Schemes: Save on bicycles and accessories, and get fit.
- Company Tech: Salary loans for laptops, mobiles, and home office equipment.
- Relocation Package: Available for selected candidates relocating within easy travel distance of our office, following HMRC guidelines.
The Role:
Are you a recent graduate or junior mechanical design engineer eager to join a dynamic team? Our team in Portland is expanding and seeking a talented, enthusiastic engineer to work on innovative projects. You'll play a pivotal part in the full product development lifecycle, from concept to market, focusing on the defence sector. Collaborate with electronic and software engineers on designing, prototyping, and testing cutting-edge products. Responsibilities include creating data packs, building first-of-type products, quality control, testing, and production support.
Join us in developing robust, safety-critical equipment for military applications across Land, Maritime, and Underwater domains. Ensure our products perform reliably in challenging environments with your understanding of durable and ergonomic design principles. We offer a hybrid working arrangement based on project data classification and the opportunity to work with one of the UK's most adaptable and responsive engineering companies in the defence sector.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist and liaise with project teams on mechanical aspects of products and systems.
- Design bespoke equipment according to defence standards.
- Select materials, manufacturing processes, and integration methods to suit equipment use.
- Provide technical advice to suppliers and internal departments to ensure product fit and design intent.
- Advise and conduct testing to demonstrate compliance with Defence and International Standards.
- Assist Quality and Production to ensure products meet design intent from component to end product.
- Support off-site problem-solving, troubleshooting, and integration/testing of products and systems as required.
- Ensure all data and design decisions comply with best practices for traceability.
- Adhere to all Health and Safety requirements and safe practices operated by Drumgrange.
What We’re Looking For:
- Relevant Engineering Qualification at Level 6 NVQ or Honour’s Degree.
- Level 3 qualification linked to Math and Science (Physics).
- Proficient in English (written/spoken) to at least level B2 per CEFR.
- Formal training on CAD software (Inventor preferred).
- Previous engineering environment experience to understand fundamental principles.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Competency in 3D design software (Inventor preferred but not essential).
- Ability to work within a team on multiple projects simultaneously and deliver to challenging timescales.
- Passion for practical problem-solving.
- Practical mindset towards designing user interface functionality and external factors.
- Self-motivated with ambitions to learn, seeking work practice improvements and championing emerging technologies and materials.
- Awareness of common materials and manufacturing method selection considerations.
Security Clearance: Due to the nature of the role, you must gain UK government security clearance. You must hold British or dual nationality to achieve this.
Interested? Contact Albe at A.Zaman@mane.co.uk or call 01923 470762.
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