Principal Mechanical Design Engineer12 month contractBased in StevenageOffering 50ph Inside IR35 Do you have experience using CREO?Do you have experience carrying out mechanical design and proving activities?Do you want to work with an industry-leading company? If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you! As the Principal Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry. You will be involved in:Carry out Mechanical Design and proving activities as part of a wider team for prime and variant products, of both piece parts and assembliesSupport/liaise with manufacturing, resolving manufacturing problems and defectsSupport the functional and environmental testing and trialsLiaise with suppliers/purchasing to resolve any technical queries that may arisePlanning and reporting on own day-to-day activities to meet project milestonesGain clarification of and help to generate requirements Your skillset may include:Experience using CREO 3D design toolKnowledge of several of the following:Manufacturing processesTolerance studiesEnvironmental testMass property calculationsMaterial selectionFMEADesign for Manufacture/AssemblyEnvironmental Gasket SealingStructural designDefence StandardsReview processesProduct ..... full job details .....