Mechanical Engineer - Certification and ValidationLocation: Stevenage (Hertfordshire) Duration: 6 months (extension possible) Rate: 50 p/h Umbrella IR35: Inside Clearance: SC (BPSS to start possible) / UK Eyes Only (UKEO) Working pattern: 2 days minimum onsite, remainder remoteOverviewAn opportunity to become part of Europe''s No. 1 Missile Systems Designer, as a Mechanical Design Engineer. You will work closely with other functional teams, to develop products to meet our customer''s needs. Within this role you will have the opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to work on the certification and validation activities to allow a new product to be delivered into service with international customers.Responsibilities:Support the Mechanical Certification Lead Engineer on generating evidence statements against Mechanical Requirements. Interpreting Test reports from subsystem, inert and live munition testing Interfacing with the Systems team, Architecture team, test team and others to gather the evidence required. Planning and reporting on own day-to-day activities to meet project milestones.Skillset/experience required:Required: Experience writing concise evidence statements against technical requirements Experience generating reports from testing or modelling work Experience working with diverse stakeholders Experience viewing models in 3D design tool (ideally Creo) Experience working within or closely with a Mechanical design teamPreferred: Experience working wi