Mechanical Design Engineer- Leading Engineering Business

£50,000+ Excellent company benefits

My client is an industry leading special purpose machinery manufacturer who supply their high value products to a global customer base. They have gone through a significant period of growth over the last 3 years and are looking to expand their design team. This Mechanical design role will suit an individual looking to develop their career within a fast-paced organisation that is going through major growth plans!

THE BRIEF:

The Mechanical Design Engineer will have prior experience of Designing complex systems. The role involves the full product lifecycle from New Product Introduction (NPI) through to modifying & supporting in service products on various programmes for major customers

• Interpretation of customer's requirements/specification.
• Familiarity of designing from customer specifications using 2D & 3D design tools, preferably SolidWorks.
• Create technical documentation (e.g. drawings, procedures and reports).
• Ensuring that the product meets performance, weight, schedule, cost, reliability, safety requirements.
• Identifying means for verification of requirements.
• Contribute to design reviews and assist programme reviews
• A good understanding of Reliability, Safety / Airworthiness, Production methods, Materials and Processes, and Stress and Performance analysis
• Participate in cross-functional teams and support problem solving activities to resolve customer returns/failures as well as in house component failures, which includes support to inspection and test in determination of root cause as well as documenting and leading corrective actions and implementation activities.

THE PERSON:

The ideal Engineer will meet the following criteria;

• 3 years+ experience with mechanical engineering design
• Relevant knowledge and experience of any of the following; mechanical components, geometric tolerancing, processing, precision machining, castings, forgings, metallic materials
• Understanding of design (FMEA, DFMEA), test and analysis (FEA, Mathcad) tools
• Ability to work collaboratively and efficiently with other Design Engineers and with Stress Engineers to iterate and optimise design solutions.
• Educated to HNC or above would be ideal

If you are interested in this Mechanical Design Engineer opportunity, then please APPLY NOW!