Mechanical Safety Engineer

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Ensuring safety of engineering design for mechanical systems at niche aviation engineering innovator in Uxbridge, West London where you will be literally saving lives!  This family-owned firm, design and manufacture specific safety systems for aerospace clients and they are renowned for first-class products & services. You will be part of a top-gun team and work with the brightest and best of British engineers.

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The Mechanical Safety Engineer job itself for a Mechanical Engineer in the Product Safety department at the Uxbridge site. You will be responsible for ensuring the safety of aerospace product portfolios through investigations resulting in corrective and proactive continuous improvement of designs and processes. 

This includes generating design concepts in line with regulatory and customer requirements and in line with the engineering specification, including associated international and military standards as well as company requirements. It also requires the production of commercially viable product definition information (PDI) including 3D models, detail, and assembly engineering drawings.

Effective workload planning, generation of technical calculations and corresponding reports, design reviews and presentations is also required to support the development of the design. As is the necessity to work effectively with internal and external customers to achieve the optimum design through in-depth consultation with all project stakeholders.

Mentoring and training of junior personnel may also be required, depending on skills and experience.

A detailed job description can be made available upon application.

​You will have

To be successful as Mechanical Safety Engineer you will have a good mix of the following:

IMechE accredited Mechanical Engineering Degree Aerospace Engineering Degree or equivalent

1st or 2.1 from Russell Group/Redbrick University is desirable

Problem solving using 8D techniques.           

Generate competent Requirements, Technical Evaluations & Trade Studies.           

Hand calculations to support engineering justifications.      

Knowledge of finite element techniques using software.     

Know GD&T to ASME Y14.5 and associated standards.      

Significant expertise in design for assembly and manufacture

Ideally design experience in aerospace/defence e.g. ISO 15288

You will get

As Mechanical Safety Engineer you will enjoy competitive salary likely £45K-£50K + Package!

Non-contributory pension scheme at minimum 9% from employer

Life assurance

Private Healthcare cash plan including optical & dental cover

The equivalent of 25 days annual leave and 8 statutory holidays

Lunchtime finish on a Friday

Discretionary Christmas bonus typically 5-10% of salary

Childcare vouchers (via salary sacrifice)

On-site occupational health team

Annual appraisal and development process for all employees

Great working environment including heavily subsidised canteen

Flexible hybrid working averaging 3 days office 2 home across business

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