Mechanical Architect

  • ARM
  • Stevenage, Hertfordshire
  • Sep 10, 2025
Contractor Government

Job Description

Mechanical Architect

6 month contract

Based in Stevenage

Offering 60ph Inside IR35

Do you have mechanical design experience?

Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?

If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you!

As the Mechanical Architect, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry.

You will be involved in:

  • Responsible for the delivery of the mechanical architecture requirements
  • Establishing the Task Requirements Specification (TRS) to ensure a structured & coherent mechanical response
  • Management of the mechanical interface
  • Management of Mechanical & Thermal Interfaces
  • Defining the optimum mechanical architecture for all variants of the product, ensuring the mechanical architecture and interfaces meet requirements
  • Interface with and manage customer expectations throughout the development process
  • Producing Statements of Work and plans for activities within your sphere of responsibility
  • Direct technical supervision of engineers within the team and indirect management of engineers in the extended project team
  • Controlling assigned budgets, managing personal workload, and identifying any further resource needs

Your skillset may include:

  • Ability to technically manage internal & sub-contract activities
  • Good knowledge & experience of mechanical design, including: Static & Dynamic Analysis, Design for Environment, Thermal Management
  • Good understanding of broader engineering disciplines, including: Aerodynamics, Testability, Production
  • Experience developing proving logic and managing the generation of compliance evidence towards Certificates of Design
  • Experience across the full Product Life Cycle

If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!

Mechanical Architect

6 month contract

Based in Stevenage

Offering 60ph Inside IR35

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.