Job title: Principal Mechanical Engineer Location: Barrow-in-Furness - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: £54,500+ depending on skills and experience What you''ll be doing: Lead on design and manufacturing solutions to support weapon platforms, their derivatives and support equipment through technical analysis , investigations and generation of detailed design using CAD models and drawings. Lead a small team of engineers from a technical perspective, delegating tasks, checking and approving technical documentation and overseeing the team''s workload. Act as the key point of contact with customers, suppliers and stakeholders on engineering matters. Lead and participate in internal and external design reviews and meetings with the customer. Carrying out technical analysis and investigations, and preparing reports with suggested recommendations to support the resolution of problems and the improvement of engineering capability. Lead solutions to production and manufacturing technical queries raised by suppliers, internal stakeholders (i.e. Operations Team) and non-conformance reports within required project time frames. Your skills and experiences: Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline, with a high level of postgraduate experience. Experience leading design tasks across the entire product lifecycle in a production and/or proto