Design Engineer

Fives; Crosshills; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Fives is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to design and develop mechanisms and machine systems for project requirements. You will adapt existing designs to customer specs and support downstream teams to implement new or revised designs.

Responsibilities include detailing components, developing new processes, issuing SAP parts, and collaborating with manufacturing, sales, and quality teams. You will perform design reviews and DFMEAs/PFMEAs while upholding health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum HNC in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• CAD experience preferred, Siemens NX.
• Familiar with Microsoft Office (Word/Excel).
• Ability to read engineering drawings.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Teamwork and ability to work independently.
• Cross-department collaboration and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Design and detailing of new components, mechanisms and systems.
• Development of new processes including use of new materials.
• Development of existing components and designs.
• Issuing machine parts on SAP in line with delivery schedules.
• Support assembly/manufacturing in building/commissioning machines.
• Liaise with Sales for technical bids support.
• Create customer documentation and maintain records per standards.
• Conduct design reviews, DFMEAs and PFMEAs.
• Work on machine design projects as required.
• Uphold health and safety standards.

Skills

CAD experience

Teamwork

Independent work

Cross-department collaboration

Drawing interpretation

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

HNC in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Microsoft Office

Job description

Scope of the role

The Mechanical Design Engineer will be responsible for the following:

• Design & develop new mechanisms & machine systems to support project requirements.
• Adaptation of existing designs where required to support customer specifications.
• Supporting downstream departments to execute new/existing designs including identifying opportunities for design improvement/value engineering.

Position Summary

Scope of the role

The Mechanical Design Engineer will be responsible for the following:

• Design & develop new mechanisms & machine systems to support project requirements.
• Adaptation of existing designs where required to support customer specifications.
• Supporting downstream departments to execute new/existing designs including identifying opportunities for design improvement/value engineering.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Design & detailing of new components, mechanisms & systems.
• Development of new processes including the use of new materials.
• Development of existing components/designs.
• Issuing of machine parts on SAP in accordance with machine delivery schedules.
• Supporting assembly/manufacturing in building/commissioning machines.
• Liaising with the Sales team to provide support for technical bids.
• Creating customer documentation and creating/maintaining records to Fives Landis or customer's own standards.
• Conduct design reviews, DFMEAs and PFMEAs.
• Working on machine design projects (machine specification, mechanism design, tooling design…etc.) as required.
• Understand, and work at all times in line with Fives Values and Directives; specifically following the highest standards of health and safety.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested

Key Skills Requirements

• Minimum HNC in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Previous CAD experience preferable, ideally Siemens NX.
• Must be familiar with Microsoft Office products, Word, Excel etc.
• Ability to understand engineering drawings.
• Ability to work effectively both in a team and independently .
• Ability to work with various departments and with people at all levels of the company.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.