Mechanical Engineer

As a Mechanical Engineer, you will design and deliver the hardware that brings our air defence systems to life. Working from requirements and interfaces through detailed design, integration and test, you will develop the mechanical systems that turn concepts into deployable products. Collaborating closely with engineering teams across the company, your work will take critical hardware from early prototypes into production, supporting systems as they are proven, validated and prepared for real-world operation.

Overview

As a Mechanical Engineer, you will design and deliver the hardware that brings our air defence systems to life. Working from requirements and interfaces through detailed design, integration and test, you will develop the mechanical systems that turn concepts into deployable products. Collaborating closely with engineering teams across the company, your work will take critical hardware from early prototypes into production, supporting systems as they are proven, validated and prepared for real-world operation.

Responsibilities

• Research and work with other function groups to define requirements for mechanical systems within a product
• Work from requirements to create concepts for parts, mechanisms and mechanical systems
• Take ownership and responsibility for engineering delivery for parts and systems within a product
• Carry out calculations, simulations and analyses to support design decisions

Requirements

• Demonstrable hands-on experience in complex mechanical systems, from simulations to testing of prototype components
• BEng/MEng in Mechanical Engineering/Aerospace Engineering or related field
• Excellent practical, communication and teamwork capabilities

Preferred Qualifications/Experience

• Experience in fast-paced R&D or startup environments, with rapid prototype iteration times
• Experience in testing of mechanical systems from component to full integration
• CAD design skills
• Experience with PDM/PLM systems
• Applying systems-level thinking to inform risk management and failure mode analysis

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and stock options
• Private Medical & Dental
• Cycle to work scheme
• Lunchtime catering on site

About Us

The mission of Cambridge Aerospace is to eliminate the risk of existential war in Europe. That risk comes from the air - low-cost drones and cruise missiles now manufactured in colossal volumes by our adversaries, ballistic missiles capable of ending the world as we know it, and a new generation of hypersonic weapons that evade every existing defence.

We’re building low-cost interceptors that defeat these threats, and the surveillance systems to detect and target them - at a cost taxpayers can afford, at the pace the threat demands, and with sovereign supply chains that assure delivery.

We have immense backing from the world’s best venture funds. We’re one of the fastest growing defence technology companies in history. And we’re hiring the best engineers to prosecute the mission.

If you are in the top 1%, willing to work harder than you ever have, build technology better than anyone else, and contribute to the defining challenge of our time, now is the time to join us.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement,