Principal Mechanical Engineer - Servo Control Mechanisms Edinburgh, Scotland
Leonardo
Full Time
Edinburgh, Scotland
27808 - 40026 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
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The Opportunity
We are looking for a Principal Mechanical Engineer with experience in servo-controlled mechanisms, to join us at Leonardo in Edinburgh. Leonardo is a global leader in defence electronics and delivers systems for situational awareness, electronic defence and surveillance across land, sea and air. The Radar and Advanced Targeting line of business, based in Edinburgh, is uniquely positioned as one of the world's top designers, developers and manufacturers of radars, lasers and infrared countermeasure systems. Our systems are used in the most challenging environments where innovative engineering, design and manufacture are essential for reliable operation.
Your role as a Principal Mechanical Engineer will be to contribute to the design, develop and support of our work-leading radar and electro-optic products. You will bring servo-controlled mechanism experience to add a new dimension to our mechanical engineering design. Working with our Mechanical Engineering Team and Servo-Control Group, you will be instrumental in the implementation of servo-controlled mechanism systems.
You will be utilising state-of-the-art methods, technology and tools to explore all aspects of the development lifecycle, including stress and thermal analysis, requirements analysis, design, implementation, test, build and product support. You will interface with customers (internal and external) on many factors within the design and liaise closely with Engineers from other disciplines, particularly Systems and Electronics.
Mechanical Engineering is a fundamental element of all our products and as such, Mechanical Engineering provides the support and environment necessary for learning and career development.
What we can offer you:
- Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life
- Continuous Learning: You’ll be supported in ongoing personal development including access to thousands of online courses free of charge via Coursera
- Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
- Award-winning pension scheme: Our multi-award-winning pension scheme includes generous employer contribution
- Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to make choices appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle, health and wellbeing options best suited to their individual lifestyle goals.
- Employee discount schemes: In addition to the above flexible benefits, our employees benefit from access to everyday discounts with many high street and online retailers, restaurants and days out.
- Family friendly policies
- Positive support for the Reserve Forces, including additional time off for Reservists
To find out about all our Company benefits please visit:
https://uk.leonardocompany.com/en/people-careers/life-at-leonardo/company-benefits
What you will do
- Promote best practice and knowledge sharing of modelling mechanisms in CREO.
- Promote best practice and knowledge sharing of mechanical analysis of mechanisms and servo-controlled systems including computational modelling techniques and supporting calculations (for example gear mesh assessment, pitting and strength calculations, friction and torque budgets and digital twin / exchange of data into the servo control mechanisms tool set).
- Take responsibility for the design of servo-controlled mechanisms and disseminate servo-control knowledge to the wider mechanical group
- Liaise with supply chain on mechanical servo matters and assess third party servo control mechanism designs (sub contracts)
- Design, conduct and carry out test programs on motors, encoders, bearings, and slip rings, for example
- Develop new ways to increase pointing stabilisation and act as the mechanical point of contact
- It would be beneficial to have some experience of the servo-control tool set used by our system engineers including Simscape and Simulink, to allow efficient exchange of data
- Provide technical direction/support on critical business programmes to ensure delivery of mechanical engineering excellence.
- Provide key support to critical technical problem investigations and deliver effective solutions.
- Mentor design engineers with on-the-job coaching.
- Support and facilitate reviews and sign off release of mechanical designs in accordance with business and industry standards.
- Champion improvements in product manufacturability through effective relationship building and design guidance.
- Build effective cross-functional relationships within local site, across business and internationally within group and suppliers.
- Continue professional development throughout your career by formal training, learning “on the job” and keeping up to date with the latest developments, which may aid performance.
What we are looking for
- Dynamics and control theory knowledge is desirable.
- A minimum of an upper second class degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- You will be professionally recognised with IMechE or equivalent. Alternatively, you must possess and be able to demonstrate that you have the UK-SPEC competencies necessary in obtaining professional recognition with the IMechE.
This role will require full SC security clearance and additionally may require access to caveated information such as UK Eyes Only. For further details of the eligibility criteria please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency
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Leonardo
https://uk.leonardo.com/
London, United Kingdom
Alessandro Profumo
$2 to $5 billion (USD)
5001 to 10000 Employees
Company - Public
Aerospace & Defence
1948
