Mechanical Architect
6-Month Contract
Hertfordshire - Hybrid
£60ph Inside IR35
*** Due to the nature of the role & the industry you will be working in, you will be required to achieve UK SC Clearance ***
We are looking for an experienced Mechanical Architect to join our team. You will gather and manage the missile mechanical architecture requirements to achieve missile performance, on time and on cost.
Day to Day you will be involved with -
- Establishing the Missile Airframe Task Requirements Specification (TRS) to ensure a structured & coherent mechanical response to the overall Missile TRS
- Management of the mechanical interface with the launcher
- Management of Mechanical & Thermal Interfaces across the Missile
- Defining the optimum mechanical architecture for all variants of the missile, ensuring the mechanical architecture and interfaces meet requirements
- Implementation of GMA Policies to ensure Modularity & Reuse objectives are achieved
- Development of the overall proving logic for the validation of the Airframe
- Ensuring mechanical compliance to the Airframe TRS for missile certificate of design
- Interface with and manage customer expectations throughout the development process
- Producing Statements of Work and plans for activities within their sphere of responsibility
- Direct technical supervision of engineers within their team and indirect management of engineers in the extended project team
- Controlling assigned budgets, managing personal workload and identifying any further resource needs
Key Experience we are looking for -
- Educated to degree level with 10 years' experience or an equivalent qualification having obtained significant experience of mechanical engineering
- Ability to technically manage internal & sub-contract activities
- Strong leadership skills, able to establish a clear engineering vision
- Good knowledge & experience of missile mechanical design, including: o Static & Dynamic Analysis o Design for Environment o Thermal Management
- Good understanding of broader engineering disciplines, including: o Aerodynamics o Testability o Production
- Experience developing proving logic and managing the generation of compliance evidence towards Certificates of Design
- Experience across the full Product Life Cycle
- Ability to influence senior managers and other stakeholders
- Strong interpersonal and well developed communication skills (written & verbal)
- Willingness to travel within UK and Europe
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.