Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Engineering design
- Posted
Skills
Nice to have
- Experience with payload systems or deployment environments such as space, aerospace, defence or telecoms infrastructure.
- Experience with industrial system design.
- Hands-on experience with FEA and thermal simulation tools, preferably SolidWorks Simulation or SolidWorks Flow.
- Familiarity with RF/mmWave product development, including waveguides, filters, amplifiers and high-frequency assemblies.
- Knowledge of lightweighting techniques and structural optimisation for mass-constrained designs.
- Experience with high-reliability and qualification-driven design standards, such as MIL-STD or ECSS.
- Familiarity with environmental testing such as thermal vacuum or vibration qualification.
- Knowledge of RoHS and WEEE compliance.
- Experience supporting supplier development, first article inspection or production readiness activity.
Full description
This role is based at our Cambridge Science Park site at CB4 0GZ. Skilled Worker Visa support and Relocation assistance is available, if required.
About us
Filtronic is looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our engineering team to work on a range of exciting RF and microwave products from concept through to volume production.
With experienced engineers, advanced design tools and in-house RF/mmWave manufacturing capability, you will be able to develop your skills and experience designing high-frequency products as part of the Filtronic team.
Our products range from low volume niche opportunity devices to high volume telecommunications, aerospace, defence and space-related applications.
Purpose of Role
To provide end-to-end mechanical engineering support and leadership for advanced high-frequency RF systems, modules and amplifiers, ensuring that mechanical performance, thermal efficiency, reliability, manufacturability, quality and cost requirements are achieved.
The role will involve the design of mechanically robust, lightweight and thermally efficient assemblies for demanding industrial, payload and high-reliability environments, including space-related applications.
Summary of Responsibilities
Mechanical Design and Development
- Design precision mechanical components and assemblies for RF modules and systems, including lightweight structural enclosures, heatsinks, liquid cooling solutions and waveguide-based architectures.
- Develop modular mechanical architectures suitable for integration into larger payload or system-level assemblies, considering mass, volume, mounting interfaces and serviceability.
- Ensure designs meet RF, thermal, mechanical and environmental requirements, including EMI shielding, structural stiffness, tolerance control, CTE compatibility, vibration, shock and ingress protection.
- Create detailed 3D CAD models and engineering drawings using SolidWorks.
- Select appropriate materials, finishes and manufacturing processes to support product performance, reliability and manufacturability.
Thermal and Structural Analysis
- Perform thermal analysis and simulation, including CFD and conjugate heat transfer, to validate cooling strategies for high-power RF amplifiers and electronic assemblies.
- Conduct structural and dynamic analysis using FEA for vibration, shock, fatigue and other load-case conditions typical of high-reliability payload deployment.
- Review mechanical properties of parts and assemblies, including thermal performance, mechanical stress and environmental robustness.
- Validate simulation models through physical testing and correlation with measured data.