Design Engineer: From Prototype to Mass Production

Meridian Business Support; Exeter; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension Scheme

Salary Sacrifice scheme

Job summary

Meridian Business Support is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join the in‑house design team in the UK. The role focuses on designing, engineering and specifying new products, while improving the existing range and implementing necessary modifications.

You will take products from concept through to detailed drawings for manufacture, determining suitable methods for in‑house and external production. With a focus on design for manufacture, you will perform tolerance analysis to ensure ease

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience as Mechanical Design Engineer.
• Degree educated or proven engineering background with strong mechanical bias.
• Experience in product development from prototype to mass production.
• Sheet metal manufacture experience or knowledge of sheet metal processes would be ideal.
• Proven experience with Solid Edge and SolidWorks.

Responsibilities

• Design, engineer and spec new products for manufacture.
• Improve and maintain existing product range; implement necessary modifications.
• Take products from conception to detailed engineering drawings for manufacture.
• Determine manufacturing methods for in‑house and external manufacture.
• Perform tolerance analysis to ensure manufacturability and prevent tolerance build‑up.
• Collaborate with NPD, Development, Production Engineering and Purchasing to implement DFM prior to handover.
• Work with Production Engineering to optimise designs to reduce costs and maintain quality.
• Generate Bills of Materials during design for cost forecasting and production cost control.
• Maintain progress feedback sheets for new product development.

Job description

Meridian Business Support is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join the in‑house design team in the UK. The role focuses on designing, engineering and specifying new products, while improving the existing range and implementing necessary modifications.

You will take products from concept through to detailed drawings for manufacture, determining suitable methods for in‑house and external production. With a focus on design for manufacture, you will perform tolerance analysis to ensure ease