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Job Title: Radar Mechanical Design Lead Location: Isle of Wight – Cowes – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Up to £85,700 (dependent on skills and experience) Part time & accruing hours available’ Please let us know if you would like to discuss these options. What you’ll be doing: Carry out detailed mechanical design and analysis activities to support the development of a complex new product Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure mechanical solutions align with overall system requirements Act as the Mechanical Design Authority, providing expert-level input across the full product lifecycle Apply subject matter expertise in key mechanical areas such as thermal management, structural integrity, or material selection Ensure design compliance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and internal processes Support design reviews, technical assessments, and the implementation of design changes as needed Your skills and experiences: Demonstrable subject matter expertise in at least one area of Mechanical Engineering (e.g. thermal systems, structures, CFD, FEA, or propulsion), with the ability to provide authoritative technical input Proven experience in complex mechanical design, including the design, build, integration, and testing of advanced mechanical systems or products Ability to collate, interpret and translate requirements into effective mechanical design solutions throughout the engineering lifecycle Familiarity with modelling and simulation tools used for mechanical analysis, such as those assessing structural behaviour under static and dynamic loads Comfortable working within engineering governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with relevant standards, processes, and best practices Ideally holds Ch