Design Engineer - CAD, Prototyping & Customer Solutions

MTrec Ltd Technical; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time contract

Immediate starts

Company bonus structure

On-site parking

Company pension scheme

Holiday entitlement + stats

Job summary

MTrec Technical are recruiting a Design Engineer to join a leading precision engineering and manufacturing organisation in Northumberland. You will act as the primary technical liaison with customer engineers, delivering CAD-based solutions and guiding projects from concept through prototype to manufacture in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires a mechanical engineering degree and 3–4 years of design and manufacturing experience, with CAD and Ansys experience highly regarded.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering is essential.
• 3–4 years engineering experience in design, development and manufacturing environment.
• Familiar with CAD to generate 3D models and 2D drawings.
• Experience with Ansys or similar software is advantageous.
• Highly numerate and computer literate.
• Excellent analytical problem-solving and communication skills.
• Knowledge of 3D CAD design in machined components or assemblies.
• Thermodynamics and CFD knowledge useful.
• Basic knowledge of electrical aspects of engineering.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for customer engineers throughout their journey with the business.
• Generate engineering solutions to customer requirements using CAD to create 3D models and 2D drawings, potentially with CFD analysis.
• Manage allocated projects, raise purchase orders for materials and oversee prototype builds and testing.
• Collaborate with Production and Manufacturing Engineering to ensure smooth transition into manufacture meeting customer requirements.
• Support Sales by providing technical expertise as needed.
• Maintain and archive all customer information per procedures.
• Work in compliance with Health and Safety regulations.
• Ensure 5S housekeeping standards are maintained in areas under control.

Skills

CAD

3D models

2D drawings

Ansys

Thermodynamics

CFD

Electrical knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

Ansys

Job description

MTrec Technical are recruiting a Design Engineer to join a leading precision engineering and manufacturing organisation in Northumberland. You will act as the primary technical liaison with customer engineers, delivering CAD-based solutions and guiding projects from concept through prototype to manufacture in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires a mechanical engineering degree and 3–4 years of design and manufacturing experience, with CAD and Ansys experience highly regarded.