# Mechanical Design Engineer (Design & Test)

Our client, a leading organisation in the aerospace sector, is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to support the design, development and validation of electrical power systems and equipment. This contract role offers a hands-on combination of mechanical design, product development, test rig construction and engineering validation throughout the product lifecycle. Key Responsibilities: Design and develop mechanical components, assemblies, fixtures and test equipment for aerospace electrical power products Produce 3D CAD models, detailed engineering drawings and technical documentation using CATIA V5 or similar systems Carry out tolerance analysis, material selection and design for manufacture reviews Support design verification, FEA, structural assessments, technical risk assessments and design reviews Prepare engineering change requests and support configuration control activities Design, build and commission mechanical test rigs and fixtures Develop test procedures, specifications and validation plans for environmental, vibration, thermal, endurance and functional testing Instrument test rigs using sensors, data acquisition systems and measurement equipment, analysing results an

- **Id**: 4095966
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/matchtech-mechanical-design-engineer-design-test>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Employment type**: contractor
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T21:05:53Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T09:46:08Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2944
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 2073484
- **Name**: Matchtech
- **Domain**: matchtech.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/matchtech-com>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Schema

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 38
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 59
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 50
- **Max**: 50
- **Currency**: GBP
- **Period**: day
- **Usd annual**: 16500

## Technologies

- **CATIA** — Optional: no
- **GD&T** — Optional: no
- **Siemens NX** — Optional: no
- **SolidWorks** — Optional: no
- **Abaqus** — Optional: yes
- **ANSYS** — Optional: yes
- **DO-160** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T21:05:53Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: no; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 3; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Offered visa sponsorship in 3 of its adverts here in 24 months; Cap exempt: no

## Liveness

- **Score**: 54
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.542
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 59
- **Reasons**: conf:0, agency, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 16500
- **Is top pay**: no

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