Design Engineer

Mechanical Design Engineer - RIG Location: Whetstone, UK Contract: Outside IR35 Duration: 6 months Hours: 40 hours per week Hybrid: 2 days in office Join a leading organisation in the aerospace sector, specialising in…

Outside IR35 Hybrid Engineering
Contract type Contract
Posted 8 October 2026

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Mechanical Design Engineer - RIG

Location: Whetstone, UK

Contract: Outside IR35

Duration: 6 months

Hours: 40 hours per week

Hybrid: 2 days in office

Join a leading organisation in the aerospace sector, specialising in advanced aeroengine

design, development, manufacturing and lifecycle propulsion services. The business is at

the forefront of delivering innovative and efficient engineering solutions for aerospace

industry.

We are currently looking for an experienced Mechanical RIG Design Engineer to join an exciting engineering project on a 6-month contract.

Experience & Qualifications:

Design engineer will have degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering preferred, HND minimum.
Should have Aerospace Rig design experience.
As a design engineer you should be able to design interfaces considering fit, form and function.
Excellent Siemens NX skills, with surfacing experience advantageous
Teamcenter experience, particularly working with NX CAD files
Ability to size components using hand calculations.
Experience with bolted joint calculations and stack-up calculations
Experience writing design specifications for new equipment
Experience working on fabrications andDesirable Experience:

Stress calculations using ANSYS Workbench
Gas turbine experience
Detailing and producing detail drawingsIf you have strong NX design experience and are looking for your next contract opportunity, I'd love to hear from you.

Apply now or send me a message to discuss the role further.

This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan

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