Mechanical Design Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Birtley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer for its facility in Birtley, Tyne and Wear. The role involves designing innovative products, managing development projects, and ensuring quality standards. With benefits such as excellent holiday allowance and a pension scheme, this is a great opportunity for a motivated engineer to join a global organization.

Benefits

Excellent holiday allowance (up to 39 days)

A great pension scheme

Better health at work initiatives

Subsidised canteen

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years’ experience in a Design Engineer role.
• Comfortable working to tight deadlines.
• Experience of the development process – concept, layout, testing.

Responsibilities

• Delivering development projects within the proposed schedule.
• Preparing design concepts and managing detailed drawings.
• Solving technical quality problems using Failure Tree Analysis.

Skills

Hydraulic experience

Proficiency with 3D CAD

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Birtley, Tyne and Wear

Contract Type: Full Time / Permanent

All applications to - [e-mail]

Our client, Komatsu UK, is one the world’s largest OEM manufacturers with manufacturing sites worldwide, including a large production facility in the North East. They are currently looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join their team on a full time, permanent basis.

About the Company

With a phenomenal global reach, this Company is passionate about employee satisfaction and encourages personal development at all levels.

Company benefits include;

• Excellent holiday allowance (up to 39 days)
• A great pension scheme
• Better health at work initiatives
• Subsidised canteen
• Private medical insurance

The Role of the Mechanical Design Engineer

This is a challenging design environment with a product range every Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineer will identify with. Design Engineers are responsible for a variety of interesting and testing designs for new products and improvements to existing products. This will involve using 3D CAD, technical calculations, FEA and using Failure Tree Analysis and other design quality tools.

Other responsibilities include:

• Delivering development projects within the proposed schedule
• Preparing design concepts, setting and achieving quality, cost and delivery targets, confirming quality (test) and introducing to production
• Preparing layout models/drawings and preparing/managing the preparation of detailed drawings, bills of material and sales and service material
• Specifying test requirements, arranging for testing of machines/components and interpreting test results to determine countermeasures required
• Controlling subcontracted design activity
• Solving technical quality problems using Failure Tree Analysis, technical calculations etc
• Communicating with customers, suppliers and other company plants

About You – Mechanical Design Engineer

This role will suit a self-motivated and innovative Mechanical Design Engineer who is comfortable working to tight deadlines.

Other requirements include:

• Degree qualified in an Engineering subject or equivalent
• Minimum of five years’ experience in a Design Engineer role
• Hydraulic experience will be hugely beneficial
• Proficiency with 3D CAD software
• Experience of the development process – concept, layout, testing.