Lead Mechanical Engineer6 month contractBased in AmpthillOffering between 43- 64ph Inside IR35 Do you have experience using CREO?Do you have knowledge of complex mechanism design and principles?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 Lead Mechanical 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:Use requirements specifications and a design brief to develop innovative yet robust design solutions that are compliant and fit for purposeUse CREO Parametric CAD to produce both concept and detail designsProduce supporting calculations and analysis to justify design decisionsWork with SMEs, Users, and Lethality/Physical Design Authorities to develop concept design solutionsWork with a team of Design Engineers with agreed interfaces to develop a single sub-system design solutionWork with CAD engineers to enable the production of drawings and design data packCreate and present Design Review data packs to Senior Engineers and GovernorsAssist with the production of prototypes and confirm designs with manufacturing/purchasing teamsPerform physical testing and design proving activities on engineering prototypesEnsure components and assemblies ..... full job details .....