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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Design Engineer - CATIA - **Company:** Thales Group - **Location:** Belfast, UK (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** 3d Models, Computer-Aided Design, Adobe InDesign, Computer Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application (CATIA), Requirements Management, CATIA V5, Enovia - **Published:** August 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815587522-design-engineer-catia ## About the Role * Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering or other relevant experience. * The following would be an asset: A Master's or higher degree. * Membership of a professional Institution., * Good general knowledge of mechanical design and conception. * Working knowledge and experience of 3-D CAD software (CATIA preferred) and ENOVIA. * Knowledge of relevant drawing standards (ie, BS 8888). * Knowledge of Geometric Tolerancing best practice. * Knowledge of manufacturing techniques (conventional and advanced) and how these affect the design and drawings. Preferred Skills * Experience of working in a multi-discipline team environment with project pressures. * Experience dealing with customers, partners, suppliers' interface. * Experience in the Space domain. * Experience with some of the following specific CAD modules: Sheetmetal, Pipe routing, Harnessing, ALM design, Cinematics, Composite panel and insert design. ## Description As a Design Engineer, you will be expected to generate the Mechanical and Thermal designs of parts and assemblies needed for space project propulsion sub-systems and equipment., * Prepare/update subsystem CAD models and review materials through the different project life cycle milestones & reviews (PDR, CDR, QR etc). * Demonstrates design engineering knowledge to achieve critical project outcomes to time, cost and quality. * Cover activities such as integrated product design, requirements management, interfaces management, customer's needs analysis, product design definition. * Using the necessary CAD software (Catia V5/V6), generate Mechanical designs of parts and assemblies needed for space project equipment, sub-systems, systems and GSE. * Participate in design trade-off activities. * Manage the tree structure of the product, using the appropriate PLM tool if necessary (ie, Enovia). * Ensure the management of drawing activities within constraints provided by the Project Manager, the Architect, and the Project Design Authority. * Manage the status, versions and issues of parts and assemblies. * Manage interfaces with other areas of the spacecraft, such as other modules, structures or equipment. * Generate 2-D drawings for parts, assemblies and interface definition. * Ensures that the design process considers assembly processes and tooling capability. * Generate manufacturing and assembly file, and manage the plans for assembly and integration. * Generate files needed for analysis inputs. * Assess new suppliers, materials, components, data, software and methods for spacecraft Mechanical and Thermal Engineering. * Generate the documents and review materials needed to support projects and reviews. * Check designs (their own and others) for the completeness and correctness of information, tolerance build-ups and assembly/integration sequences. ## Related Videos - [TresJS a new declarative ThreeJS as Vue components](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/543-tresjs-a-new-declarative-threejs-as-vue-components) - [Agile work at CARIAD – Creating a customer web application for controlling the vehicle ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/200-agile-work-at-cariad-creating-a-customer-web-application-for-controlling-the-vehicle) - [Cross platform Augmented Reality development with React Native](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/160-cross-platform-augmented-reality-development-with-react-native) - [Design as an algorithm, not as a feature](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/471-design-as-an-algorithm-not-as-a-feature) - [Debugging Machine Learning Code](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/71-debugging-machine-learning-code) - [Your next 10x engineer isn't in your city. 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