Mechanical Design Engineer

Specialist area: Mechanical engineering

Function: Engineer

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Location: South Essex

Salary: Negotiable DOE

Schedule: Monday–Friday days with Flexitime arrangement.

The company: Based in South Essex, you will be joining a purpose–built design and engineering premises for manufacturing feeding into a wide range of industries. Due to continuous growth and expansion of the premises as well as a strong line of upcoming projects, the company is now seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join their team. Ideally, you will be a Mechanical Design Engineer who has some relevant experience and has used software such as SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD or similar.

The role of the Mechanical Design Engineer will be an important cog in the business, supporting a wide range of projects providing draughting for bespoke products.

Job Responsibilities:

• Produce mechanical designs/drawings for the mechanical teams to work with.
• Work alongside various departments to manage project expectations (i.e. sales, projects team, and shop floor teams).
• Enclosure design, conveyor design, ductwork design, and general mechanical design.
• Complete relevant documentation for completion.
• This is just a summed–up list, and other responsibilities and tasks will be required.

Skills and Experience Required:

• 2 years plus experience in a similar role is ideal, with a passion for Mechanical Design within an Engineering/Manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge in an industrial design environment using Autodesk products such as AutoCAD (2D), Inventor (3D), or similar software such as SolidWorks.
• Relevant Engineering certification/qualification.
• Experience in drafting standards for BS 8888.
• Willingness to learn and progress your skills and experiences.

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