Mechanical Design Engineer
Due to success and significant sustained growth my client are now recruiting for an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to join their successful team. The Role * To design and oversee special purpose machine projects from order acceptance to customer hand over * To be responsible for the design and detailing of projects * To communicate effectively to customers, suppliers and team members * To be responsible for the successful delivery of each project * To be part of a team dedicated to delivering projects to plan and to budget Key Tasks * To attend sales hand over meetings and commit to an overall project plan and budget * To perform mechanical design and detailing functions for projects allocated to you using 3D CAD within the time allocated in the project plan * To arrange Design Reviews during design to ensure design is well executed, meets overall requirements, designed for assembly, robust & reliable operation, is designed to meet or better budget, minimise any development issues, etc * To obtain a Design Pass Off by the customer on time and to project plan * To ensure Design Bill of Materials are produced on time and within budget * To negotiate with external suppliers and obtain the most cost-efficient materials in line with project budgets and time plans * To assist the electrical design process by communicating clearly and effectively through the duration of the project and especially through the mechanical design phase * To visit customer sites to obtain measurements for all dimensions, drawings, site layouts, sample products and all other considerations required for the design to Candidate Profile * Competence in mechanical design, robotics, automation, design of mechanical mechanisms and pneumatic systems would be an advantage: * Degree qualified/HNC/HND or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or closely related discipline * Minimum 5 years’ experience in mechanical design role ideally related to automation machinery. * Expert user of 3D parametric CAD package, ideally Solid-edge however use of Solid-works, Inventor, Creo etc would also be considered Interested? Click apply below