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Mechanical Design Authority (contract)

Confidential · Kidderminster, Worcestershire, United Kingdom · Hybrid · Senior

  • Kidderminster, Worcestershire, United Kingdom · Hybrid
  • 12 month contract

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Budget
£55–70 / h
Start
flexible
Duration
12 month contract
Work mode
Hybrid
Contract
Freelance / B2B
Seniority
Senior
Reference
BBBH154184

Job description

Project overview

Mechanical Design Authority

We're supporting a highly advanced engineering and manufacturing organisation at the forefront of propulsion technology, seeking a talented Mechanical Design Authority to join their growing Development team.

This role entails technical ownership of complex mechanical systems, from design to support.

  • £55ph
  • £70ph (12 month contract, Inside IR35)
  • Kidderminster (Hybrid available)

Project details

  • Start: flexible
  • Duration: 12 month contract
  • Remote: hybrid
  • Location: Kidderminster, Worcestershire, United Kingdom, GB
  • Rate: 55-70 EUR/h

You'll work across the full product lifecycle

The role combines cutting-edge engineering with real hands-on involvement. One day you could be leading design reviews and customer technical discussions, the next overseeing live trials, analysing test data or investigating hardware performance.

What you'll be doing:

We're looking for engineers who:

Why this opportunity stands out:

🚀 Work on genuinely unique technology

🛠 Broad engineering exposure across multiple disciplines

🔥 Hands-on testing and development activity

🤝 High level of technical ownership and autonomy

📈 Long-term career development within advanced engineering

Interested? Apply directly or message for a confidential conversation.

  • from concept and development through qualification, production and in-service support
  • on complex, safety-critical systems operating in some of the harshest environments imaginable.
  • Leading technical design activities on complex engineered products
  • Managing product evolution and ensuring customer compliance
  • Driving design reviews, validation and qualification activities
  • Working closely with specialists across stress, thermal, materials, manufacturing and testing disciplines
  • Acting as a key technical interface with customers, suppliers and project stakeholders
  • Supporting trials, investigations and product performance assessments
  • Thrive in technically challenging environment
  • Enjoy solving complex multidisciplinary problems
  • Have experience developing safety-critical engineered products
  • Can communicate confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Bring a practical, hands-on mindset alongside strong analytical skills

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