We are currently seeking 2 x Mechanical Design Engineers to support the Simulation Solutions & Services Engineering Department located in Burgess Hill for the design and delivery of display products for programs from initial concept through to installation. 

This is an excellent opportunity for candidates who are looking to develop their career. You will have the opportunity to become specialists or subject matter experts within the team which includes design and configuration of large-scale optical components, also, at system or project engineer level working with multiple disciplines across teams based in UK and USA. 

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Satisfy customer requirements for design, quality, safety, schedule, and budget. 

• Production of required project documentation with accuracy to include assembly drawings, detailed manufacturing drawings, bills of materials and technical documentation in accordance with company quality procedures. 

• Design of large fabrications and welded structures an advantage. Also composites such as fibreglass and honeycomb. 

• Liaise with third party manufactures and suppliers from quotation through to build and inspection as required to support the Operations team. 

• Organise and contribute to the peer review process. 

• Establish a framework for necessary contributions from various departments and facilitate their collaboration. 

• Produce and present design reviews.

• Construct Design Approach Reviews at the pursuit stage. 

• Attend and present at both internal and external customer design reviews as required to support the program or product. 

Basic Qualifications: 

• Knowledge of BS 8888 design standards and design for manufacturing experience.

• Proficient use of parametric CAD software to create detailed 2D and 3D designs for complex projects. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Educated to degree level within a related Engineering discipline (Mechanical, Product, Aeronautical) or in the absence of a degree, a relevant qualification or experience.

• Experience in the use and application of SolidWorks to perform tasks from concept through to documentation required for manufacturing, assembly and installation. 

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defence industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market. 

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionised systems for specialised aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today. 

Collins Aerospace makes modern flight possible. Of course, that wouldn’t be possible without the capabilities and technologies of our organisation, as well as our engineers – a highly skilled, accomplished network that spans more than 180 sites, 24 countries and 6 Strategic Business Units (SBUs). 

Our industry-leading experts are setting the standards for the aerospace industry and paving the way for the future. But as new challenges present themselves, we need fresh, creative and motivated minds to overcome these hurdles, help us break barriers and achieve new levels of innovation. Do you have what it takes to join a global, diverse organisation that doesn’t shy away from big opportunities? If so, we invite you to join our ranks and create the next generation of aerospace technologies. 

Together, we will nurture an engineering culture that values intellectual curiosity, risk takers and integrity. A place where we will challenge ourselves, our teams, and the status quo and where we will work to find a way – the right way – to achieve what others can only dream of. 

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility. 

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE. 

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• 25 days annual leave

• Competitive salary and bonus scheme

• Pension scheme • Corporate health insurance

• Flexible working from day 1

• Excellent career development opportunities

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other – propel us all higher, again and again.