Mechanical Engineer (Land)
Posted Today by RC Fornax
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Summary: This remote Mechanical Engineer position at RC Fornax involves supporting land systems and vehicle projects across the Midlands and Southwest regions. The role focuses on mechanical design and development, requiring collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and adherence to industry standards. Candidates will engage in the full product lifecycle, from concept to manufacture and integration, within regulated engineering environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Mechanical design and development of components and assemblies for land/vehicle platforms
- Creation and modification of detailed 3D CAD models and engineering drawings
- Support prototype development, testing, and design reviews
- Work closely with manufacturing, systems, and project engineering teams
- Manage engineering data and configurations within PLM systems
- Produce technical documentation and support engineering change processes
- Ensure designs comply with customer and industry standards
Key Skills:
- Proven experience within mechanical engineering design environments
- Experience working on land systems, defence, automotive, or vehicle-based projects
- Strong CAD capability using one or more of: Creo, SolidWorks, NX
- Experience using Teamcenter or similar PLM/configuration management tools
- Understanding of engineering drawings, GD&T, and manufacturing processes
- Ability to work within multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Defence or highly regulated industry background (desirable)
- Knowledge of fabrication, machining, or vehicle integration activities (desirable)
- Awareness of design for manufacture and assembly principles (desirable)
- Eligibility to obtain UK security clearance
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: West Midlands
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Engineering
This is a remote position.
Mechanical Engineer – Land Systems / Vehicle Projects
RC Fornax are looking for experienced Mechanical Engineers to support a range of exciting land and vehicle-based engineering programmes across the Midlands and Southwest regions. This is an excellent opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects within highly regulated engineering environments, supporting the full product lifecycle from concept through to manufacture and integration.
Location Remote / Hybrid working available with travel across: Midlands Southwest England
Role Overview
You will be supporting mechanical design and development activities on complex land systems and vehicle programmes. The role will involve CAD design, engineering documentation, configuration management, and collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Mechanical design and development of components and assemblies for land/vehicle platforms
- Creation and modification of detailed 3D CAD models and engineering drawings
- Support prototype development, testing, and design reviews
- Work closely with manufacturing, systems, and project engineering teams
- Manage engineering data and configurations within PLM systems
- Produce technical documentation and support engineering change processes
- Ensure designs comply with customer and industry standards
Required Experience
- Proven experience within mechanical engineering design environments
- Experience working on land systems, defence, automotive, or vehicle-based projects
- Strong CAD capability using one or more of: Creo SolidWorks NX
- Experience using Teamcenter or similar PLM/configuration management tools
- Understanding of engineering drawings, GD&T, and manufacturing processes
- Ability to work within multidisciplinary engineering teams
Desirable Experience
- Defence or highly regulated industry background
- Experience supporting full engineering lifecycle activities
- Knowledge of fabrication, machining, or vehicle integration activities
- Awareness of design for manufacture and assembly principles
Security Requirements
Candidates must be eligible to obtain UK security clearance. Existing SC clearance would be advantageous.
Why Join RC Fornax?
At RC Fornax, we support some of the UK’s most innovative engineering and defence programmes. We pride ourselves on delivering high-quality engineering expertise across mission-critical projects while offering our consultants flexibility, support, and long-term opportunities. RC Fornax is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified individuals