Senior Design Engineer

Date Posted:

2026-03-16

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton

Position Role Type:

Onsite

At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.
 

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.
 

What You Will Do
Reporting to the Mechanical Engineering Manager, the Senior Mechanical Engineer will demonstrate expertise in complex product design solutions and the design definition process. The Senior Mechanical Engineer will work with all engineering disciplines, to ensure designs meet customer and stakeholders’ requirements (safety, functional specifications, quality, cost, schedule).

·         Responsible for the creation of innovative design concepts and definition on New Product and Development projects

·         Responsible for the delivery of engineering milestones across projects and components

·         Support design reviews

·         Supervise, check, and validate design activities and deliverables through the initial product concept creation

·         Responsible for applying processes and methods for product design, and ensuring process compliance, including:

·         Requirements management

·         Change management

·         Design optimization

·         DFMEA

·         Expertise in CAD tools (NX), PLM (Teamcenter)

·         Robust design, design for Six Sigma, geometric dimensioning & tolerancing

·         Design for manufacturing

·         Design validation

·         Knowledge management (lessons learnt, design guides)

·         Responsible for the research and application of new technologies in support of the company technology roadmap.

Flexibility in role and a desire to develop into a broader range of engineering disciplines, structural and thermofluidic analysis, supporting departmental needs

Qualifications You Must Have

·         Education – HND or Higher or relevant experience

·         Experience – Demonstrated expertise in the generation of innovative design solutions to complex engineering problems preferably in the Aerospace industry

·         Demonstrated technical expertise in previous roles

·         Expertise in CAD tools (ideally NX) and PLM (Teamcenter)

Qualifications We Prefer

·         Preferably expertise in the design and definition process of complex products through the product life cycle

·         Preferably experienced in the definition and execution of development test plans

·         Preferably experienced in heat exchangers design and development

·         Preferably experienced in development engineering or similar roles

·         Preferably a good understanding of stress and thermofluidic analysis or a desire to develop into a multi-functional engineer within these disciplines

·         Experience in additive manufacturing design would be advantageous

Excellent analytical and communication skills at all levels

What We Offer:
25 days Annual Leave, plus 8 Public Holidays.
Competitive compensation package.
Generous employer-contribution pension scheme with 2:1 matched contributions up to 10%
Health & Wellbeing Cash Plan - (dental/optical/therapy/chiropody/health screening)
Private Medical Insurance
Life Assurance & Group Income protection scheme participation
Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
Support with professional fees.
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
Employee discounts.
Employee recognition
And so much more...

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