Lead Mechanical Engineer - OME Hardware

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

As part of our continued growth we are seeking a Lead Mechanical Engineer  - Thales OME Hardware.

The mechanical engineer will be expected to lead and complete mechanical design and development tasks in line with project plans, ensuring delivery to cost, schedule and quality. They should be comfortable developing robust concepts, producing detailed mechanical and assembly drawings, supporting design reviews, generating independently reviewed data packs, and working closely with project management, design authorities, supply chain and manufacturing.

UK SC required due to IT access requirements.

Base locations are Glasgow / Reading.

This is not just a pure CAD role. Thales is looking for engineers who can work as part of a multi-skilled hardware team and support transformation of non-core engineering work.

Candidates should be able to:

• Work independently and collaboratively.
• Engage with systems, electronics, manufacturing, supply chain and design authority stakeholders.
• Communicate risks, issues and progress clearly.
• Participate in and support internal technical reviews.
• Provide design rationale and secure stakeholder buy-in.
• Mentor or support less experienced engineers where required.

• PTC CREO
• PTC Windchill
• CATIA / Siemens NX / SolidWorks as transferable CAD experience
• PLM systems such as Windchill, Teamcenter or Palma
• ANSYS FEA, structural and/or thermal
• DOORS or Polarion exposure would be useful for requirements/procurement specification work

Strong candidates will also bring:

• Opto-mechanical design exposure.

• Mechanical design lifecycle - Experience taking designs through concept, development, detailed design, review and release.
• 3D CAD and drafting - Able to generate 3D CAD models, assemblies and detailed manufacturing drawings.
• CAD tools - Preferably PTC CREO and Windchill. Also relevant: CATIA, Siemens NX, SolidWorks.
• PLM / configuration control - Experience working within PLM systems such as Windchill, Teamcenter or similar.
• Drawings and standards - Strong drawing production, detail drawings, assembly drawings, GD&T and BS 8888.
• Design calculations / validation - Able to support design validation through calculations and/or basic simulation.
• Manufacturing awareness - Understanding of design for manufacture, assembly and test.
• Documentation - Able to produce design documentation, data packs, calculations, interface control documents and design records.
• Regulated industry experience - Defence, aerospace, oil & gas, medical or similarly controlled engineering environment.
• Project delivery - Able to communicate progress, risks and issues, and deliver to time and budget.
• Precision mechanical design and assembly experience.
• Hands-on manufacturing, assembly or prototyping experience.
• Experience with 3D printing, prototype builds, initial system testing or pre-production builds.
• Experience designing around electronics packaging, PCB constraints, thermal constraints and electro-mechanical interfaces.
• Experience with servo systems, materials selection and thermal management.
• FEA experience, ideally ANSYS, covering structural and/or thermal analysis.
• Dynamic analysis experience, such as shock and vibration.

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges  
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects   
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses  
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo 

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
  • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible Finish
  • Communicating and promoting vacancies
  • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
  • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
  • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”. 

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive