Mechanical Design Engineer

Meridian Business Support; Clyst St Mary; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer in Clyst St Mary. The successful candidate will be responsible for design, engineering, and specification of new products while improving existing designs. Key responsibilities include collaborating with engineering teams, conducting tolerance analysis, and optimizing designs for manufacturing. A competitive salary of up to £40,000 is offered along with a company pension scheme and salary sacrifice options.

Benefits

Competitive salary of up to £40,000

Company Pension Scheme, 5% contributory

Salary Sacrifice scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience as a Mechanical Design Engineer.
• Demonstrated ability in product development from prototype to mass production.
• Knowledge of sheet metal processes is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Technical Engineering Manager to create detailed engineering drawings.
• Determine manufacturing methods considering in-house and external capabilities.
• Perform tolerance analysis during the design process.

Skills

Mechanical Design Engineering

Product Development

Design for Manufacture

Solid Edge

Solid Works

Sheet Metal Manufacturing

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience

Tools

Solid Edge

Solid Works

Job description

Overview

Mechanical Design Engineer

The Opportunity: Working within the existing design team of this quality British designed and manufactured product, the Mechanical Design Engineer will be responsible for the design, engineering and specification of all new products. You will also work on improving the design and maintenance of the existing product range, and any modifications as may become necessary. Design for manufacture experience is vital to your success in this fabulous Design Engineer's position.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Technical Engineering Manager, design and development department taking products from conception to detailed engineering drawings for manufacture.
• Determine manufacturing methods for engineering designs accounting for both in-house and external manufacture capabilities.
• Ensure that tolerance analysis is carried out during the design process, allowing for ease of manufacture, product function and eliminating tolerance build up issues during product manufacture and assembly.
• Work with all departments involved in the NPD program, in particular, Development, Production Engineering & Purchasing, ensuring design for manufacture is implemented prior to product handover.
• Work with the Production Engineering department to optimise designs to reduce costs, increase efficiency and maintain product quality.
• Ensure Bill of Materials spreadsheets are generated during the design process enabling Production Engineering to generate product manufacturing costs.
• Ensure new product progress feedback sheets are filled out and kept up to date.

Preferred Skills

• Minimum of 2 years experience working as a Mechanical Design Engineer.
• Either degree educated or a proven engineering background with a strong bias to mechanical engineering.
• Demonstrated ability in product development from initial prototype to mass production.
• Sheet metal manufacture experience and knowledge of sheet metal processes would be ideal.
• Proven experience of working with Solid Edge
• Solid Works.

Associated Benefits

• A competitive salary of up to £40,000
• Company Pension Scheme, 5% contributory
• Salary Sacrifice scheme.

Working Hours

8.30-5 Monday to Friday

Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy