Mechanical Design Engineer (Senior/Lead)
2 days ago
Bicester
HiSpeed Ltd. designs, develops and tests tailor-made, highly efficient compact electric powertrains, drives, machines and inverters for automotive, aerospace and robotics applications. We are looking for a Mechanical Engineer to join our R&D team in Bicester, Oxfordshire. This is a technical role open to senior level candidates and reports to the HiSpeed Ltd. R&D Technical Specialist. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Tasks: • Lead the mechanical design of electric machines, inverters, and integrated drive units,, • Develop concepts, detailed designs, and production-ready drawings in 3D/2D CAD,, • Define and validate cooling strategies (water/glycol jackets, oil spray, direct immersion) in collaboration with electromagnetic and thermal engineers,, • Specify and integrate bearings, seals, gears, fasteners, and electrical interfaces, including tolerance stack-up analysis,, • Drive design-for-manufacture decisions across castings, machined components, plastic parts, sleeves and seals,, • Work with suppliers on producibility, cost, and quality, • Support prototype build, rig and dyno testing, and root-cause investigation of mechanical issues,, • Maintain BOMs, ECRs, and design documentation. Essential skills: • BSc/MSc/PhD in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline, • Expert 3D CAD skills (SolidWorks preferred; Creo, NX, or CATIA acceptable), • Proven track record producing 2D drawings to ISO GD&T standards, • Experience with FEA stress and modal analysis (ANSYS Mechanical, SolidWorks Simulation, Abaqus or equivalent), • Hands-on practical skills to support prototype build, assembly, test, and development activities, • Ability to communicate effectively with suppliers, customers, and cross-functional engineering teams Desirable skills: • Experience in mechanical design of electrical machines, inverters, or comparable rotating or power-electronic equipment in Automotive traction or Aerospace propulsion systems, • Experience with CFD for cooling and thermal-fluid analysis, • Familiarity with Product Data Management (PDM) systems and an appreciation of controlled engineering data workflows