Design Engineer

Meridian Business Support Ltd; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A competitive salary up to £40000

Company Pension Scheme,5% contributory

Salary Sacrifice scheme

Job summary

Meridian Business Support Ltd is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join the in-house design team of a British designed and manufactured product. You will take designs from conception to detailed drawings for manufacture, with a strong emphasis on design for manufacture and tolerance analysis to prevent build issues.

Working closely with Engineering and Production teams, you will optimise designs for cost, reliability and ease of assembly, generate BOMs, and contribute to continuous product

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience as a Mechanical Design Engineer.
• Degree educated or proven engineering background with a bias to mechanical engineering.
• Experience from prototype to mass production.
• Sheet metal manufacture knowledge is ideal.
• Proficient with Solid Edge and SolidWorks.

Responsibilities

• Take products from conception to detailed drawings for manufacture.
• Determine manufacturing methods for in-house and external manufacture.
• Ensure tolerance analysis is carried out during design.
• Collaborate with NPD, Production Engineering and Purchasing.
• Optimize designs to reduce costs and maintain quality.
• Generate Bill of Materials for production costing.
• Maintain design progress feedback sheets.

Skills

Mechanical design

Design for manufacture

Product development

Sheet metal processes

Solid Edge

SolidWorks

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Solid Edge

SolidWorks

Job description

Design Engineer

Working within the existing design team of this quality British designed and manufactured product, the Mechanical Design Engineer will be responsible improving the design and maintenance of the existing product range, and any modifications as may become necessary. Design for manufacture experience is vital to your success in this fabulous Design Engineer’s position.

The Opportunity:

• Work closely with the Technical Engineering Manager, design and development department taking products from conception to detailed engineering drawings for manufacture.
• Determine manufacturing methods for engineering designs accounting for both in – house and external manufacture capabilities.
• Ensure that tolerance analysis is carried out during the design process, allowing for ease of manufacture, product function and eliminating tolerance build up issues during product manufacture and assembly.
• Work with all departments involved in the NPD program, in particular, Development, Production Engineering & Purchasing, ensuring design for manufacture is implemented prior to product handover.
• Work with the Production Engineering department to optimise designs to reduce costs, increase efficiency and maintain product quality.
• Ensure Bill of Materials spreadsheets are generated during the design process enabling Production Engineering to generate product manufacturing costs.
• Ensure new product progress feedback sheets are filled out and kept up to date.

Preferred Skills:

• Minimum of 2 years experience working as a Mechanical Design Engineer.
• Either degree educated or a proven engineering background with a strong bias to mechanical engineering.
• Demonstrated ability in product development from initial prototype to mass production.
• Sheet metal manufacture experience and knowledge of sheet metal processes would be ideal.
• Proven experience of working with Solid Edge Solid Works.

Associated Benefits:

• A competitive salary ofup to £40000
• Company Pension Scheme,5% contributory
• Salary Sacrificescheme.

Working Hours:

8.30-5 Monday to Friday