Mechanical Design Engineer Initial 6 month contractOutside IR35 Growing Manufacturing BusinessBirminghamASAP StartOur client are a precision manufacturing business, based in Birmingham, specialising in machining and assembly of high value low volume components.Working within the Engineering Team, the Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for maintaining and developing the existing company product range and creating solutions to customer problems from within the naval marine sector.The Mechanical Engineer, in conjunction with the Design Manager, and the Engineering Standards Manager will be responsible for facilitating the flow of reliable, accurate and readily available data, to both internal and external customers.Mechanical Engineer Job DescriptionInterpret customer specifications and create solutions that fully satisfy requirements.Use appropriate valve technologies for a wide range of applications.Use correct standards, design codes and pressure vessel codes where appropriate (Def Stans, BS, ISO, DN, PD etc)Create technical documentation to demonstrate sound engineering practice and compliance.Establish and maintain design philosophies to support of the valve design process and maintain traceability.Create and maintain design calculations to validate new designs and products.Introduce appropriate validation and test procedures and programmes for prototypes.Produce reports and project plans, autonomously or with the appropriate project lead.Participate in cross functiona