Job Description

It\'s an exciting time to join one of our Early Careers programmes at QinetiQ. We are always looking for great people to join our team, whether you are taking your first steps in starting a career or you are looking to make a career change, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities for you.

About the Team:

Working in the Aviation Engineering Centre (AEC), the Mechanical Design Team are responsible for developing and delivering Mechanical Design solutions for the modification of Civil or Military Aircraft. This includes the adaption of the aircraft to incorporate changes, for flight testing; trials and approvals, and can include adding or adapting equipment for the aircraft to enable flight tests to be performed safely.

What will I be doing?

A successful applicant\'s role will be based within the Mechanical Design Team, at Boscombe Down, delivering Mechanical Design solutions for the modification of aircraft, working alongside other members of the team, and colleagues across the business. This will include:

• Use of mechanical design CAD tools (SolidWorks or Solid Edge)
• Creation of 3D models and assemblies
• Creation of 2D engineering drawings, for manufacture; installation and maintenance
• Confident working with geometric tolerance
• Conduct surveys of aircraft to determine potential solutions
• Develop an understanding of the customer requirements
• Define installations of cable harnesses
• Contribute to the preparation of design review presentations, of the proposed solution(s)
• Manage and deliver on assigned tasks and work to deadlines
• Accountable for the delivery of own work allocation as agreed with the team leader
• Ensuring that all work delivered meets the required standards and specifications
• Maintenance of records in accordance with local procedures
• An appreciation of other disciplines e.g. Electrical / Electronics, and comfortable working collaboratively with SME\'s e.g. Stress / Aerodynamics etc.
• Interacting with other teams members, including design; stress analysis; production; installations; project management
• Apply sound engineering judgement

Academic requirements:

You will need to have obtained an accredited honours degree in a related discipline e.g. Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or similar, with a key focus on design.

Additional requirements:

• Have a strong interest and/or experience within mechanical engineering design;
• Experience and interest in CAD (Computer Aided Design), ideally with SolidWorks and/or Solid Edge;
• Desire to work with multi-disciplinary teams, solving routine and non-routine problems for a wide range of customers;
• Literate in Windows-based computing, including use of MS Office, including Excel;
• Knowledge of/or experience in finite element analysis of structures advantageous;
• Organised and delivery-focussed, taking pride in your work;
• Collaborative and team-player;
• Effective communicator
• Proven ability to write high-quality reports and presentations, and;

Mandatory:

In accordance with our National Security Vetting requirements, all applicants must also be eligible for SC clearance as a minimum. Please refer to this link for further guidance -

Please note that under immigrations rules, our Early Careers roles do not meet the legal threshold for candidates who are residents of the UK on student visas.

Location:

Boscombe Down, Amesbury, England, GB

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Why join QinetiQ?

As a global company of over 6,000 dedicated people providing technological and scientific expertise, we are excited to recruit the most talented and enthusiastic people to become key parts of our business. Our Early Careers programmes give you the opportunity to be at the heart of impactful projects.

Diversity and inclusion

We believe in a workplace where everyone feels like they belong, one that provides a sense of inclusion across the entire organisation regardless of background, culture or identity.

To achieve this, we are building a workplace and culture where everyone can be authentic, feel valued and realise their full potential. We are inspired by each other, enjoying the exploratory journey we are on, and recognising the impact we have on the safety and security of the world around us. It helps build life-time relationships between QinetiQ and our people and is essential for our business performance.

Your wellbeing

Looking after the health and wellbeing of our employees are our top priority. We encourage good physical and mental health, which is critical to our collective and individual success. We offer a host of services designed to support your wellbeing. They range from our Thrive app and Employee Assistance Programme to Mental Health First Aiders. The wellbeing of our employees is critical to our collective and individual success

Rewards and benefits

We offer global career progression and the opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting projects along with a wide range of rewards and recognition. Our highly competitive salaries come with a raft of benefits, from a performance-based Employee Incentive Scheme to Thank Q, our global recognition scheme. There\'s also a Share Incentive Plan, Life Assurance and Benefits+, our flexible benefits package. It\'s all designed to make life easier for you.

About QinetiQ

With a focus on protecting the world around us, our goal is to be a Net-Zero company by 2050 or sooner and we have set near-term emissions reduction targets to help us deliver this ambition.

As part of our commitment to the environment, many of our sites have significant protected conservation areas of national and international importance. We take our stewardship of these conservation areas very seriously, balancing complex trials with careful protection of rare flora and fauna across these 53 important locations.

Being a responsible and sustainable business is at the heart of our identity.

Come and find out how you can play your part.

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