Mechanical Design Engineer

Meridian Business Support; Clyst St Mary; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension Scheme

5% contributory pension

Salary Sacrifice scheme

Job summary

Meridian Business Support seeks a Mechanical Design Engineer to adapt existing designs across a broad product range, with on-site manufacture. You will collaborate with the R&D team to improve processes and drive cost efficiencies.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in sheet metal design, a mechanical design degree, and strong CAD skills (SolidEdge) for creating 2D drawings and 3D models.

Qualifications

• Degree or HND in Mechanical Design or related field.
• Minimum 5 years in a sheet metal or manufacturing design role.
• Solid understanding of sheet metal processes, materials and tolerances.

Responsibilities

• Design updates of existing products from concept through manufacture.
• Design for manufacture to enable cost-efficient production.
• Collaborate with NPD, Production Eng, Quality, Purchasing and Marketing.
• Provide technical support for R&D initiatives and report progress.
• Identify, assess and mitigate design risks during updates.
• Ensure designs comply with engineering standards and procedures.
• Support manufacturing for continuous improvement and cost reduction.

Skills

Sheet metal knowledge

3D CAD

2D drawings

Tolerance understanding

Education

Degree in Mechanical Design

Tools

SolidEdge

Job description

Mechanical Design Engineer

TheOpportunity:

Working within the existing design team of this quality British designed and manufactured product, the Mechanical Design Engineer will be responsible for the adaption of existing designs on a really broad product range which is manufactured on site. In addition to your responsibilities as a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will work closely with the wider R&D team making recommendations for process improvements.

The Role:

• Product design and development -Accountable for design updates of existing products from initial concept through to manufacture, ensuring designs meet customer, technical, functional, quality and cost requirements
• Design for manufacture - Ensure products are designed for efficient, repeatable and cost - effective manufacture and assembly
• Cross-functional collaboration - Work closely with new product development teams, Production Engineering, Quality, Purchasing and Marketing to ensure successful product design implementation
• Project support and delivery - Accountable for being the technical support for R&D initiative projects, ensuring that project deadlines are met, relevant stakeholders are involved and project progress is reported
• Design risk management - Identify, assess and mitigate design risks throughout existing product design updates
• Engineering standards - Ensure designs comply with engineering standards, legislation and company procedures, liaising with the new product development stakeholders
• Continuous improvement - Provide design support for manufacturing departments within the business for optimisation, continuous improvement and cost reduction projects

Preferred Skills:

• 5 years experience in a sheet metal or manufacturing business as a Design Engineer
• Degree or HND in Mechanical Design or a related Engineering discipline
• A strong understanding of sheet metal manufacturing processes, materials and tolerances would be highly beneficial as some of the role will also involve process improvement.
• Proven experience of working with 3D CAD packages and generating 2D technical drawings (ideally a knowledge of SolidEdge).

Associated Benefits:

• A competitive salary of £40000 dependent on experience
• Company Pension Scheme,5% contributory
• Salary Sacrificescheme.