Mechanical Design Engineer

CV Technical; East Midlands, Leicester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job description

Mechanical Design Engineer

Days – Flexible Start Times

Up to 42,000

We are looking for a motivated Mechanical Design Engineer to join a market leader in their respective industry. The position will appeal to a strong Mechanical Design Engineer looking for their next challenging role within in a secure and stable company. With lots of opportunities for progression in the future.

The successful candidate will combine artistic and engineering skills to develop innovative functional products – being active across, Product Design – CAD, Prototyping & Mass production.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop your ideas from concept to production
• Design for efficient manufacturability, aesthetics and functionality
• Design failure mode and effect analysis (DFMEA)
• Process failure mode and effect analysis (PFMEA)
• Maintain accurate records of all design changes
• Liaise with customers to identify requirements
• Write technical reports to summarise findings, at all stages of the design process
• Construct bills of materials (BOM)
• Costing of products/designs/projects
• Ensuring adherence to all customer specifications, company quality requirements, legislation and good engineering best practice.
• Ensure design solutions are user and environmentally friendly
• Coordinate product testing in accordance with relevant standards and protocols
• Stay up to date with advancements in materials and processes

Key Skills

• Ideally you will have a HNC or equivalent degree within Mechanical Engineering
• Proficiency with CAD software (Autodesk Inventor)
• Product Design or Industrial Design experience gained within industry
• Practical, with the ability to create models and prototypes
• Be organised, self–motivated, pro–active and the ability to multi–task
• An effective team worker