Mechanical Design Engineer

Meridian Business Support; Exeter; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension Scheme

5% contributory

Salary Sacrifice scheme

Job summary

Meridian Business Support is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join the on-site design team. You will adapt existing designs across a broad product range manufactured on site and work with the R&D team to propose process improvements.

The role focuses on design updates from concept to manufacture, ensuring products meet cost, quality and functional requirements. Collaborative work with Production, Quality, Purchasing and Marketing is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in sheet metal or manufacturing as a Design Engineer.
• Degree or HND in Mechanical Design or related engineering discipline.
• Strong understanding of sheet metal manufacturing processes, materials and tolerances.
• Experience with 3D CAD and 2D drawings (SolidEdge preferred).

Responsibilities

• Product design and development – design updates of existing products from concept through manufacture.
• Design for manufacture – ensure designs are cost-effective and easy to assemble.
• Cross-functional collaboration with NPD, Production Engineering, Quality, Purchasing and Marketing.
• Project support for R&D initiatives, meeting deadlines and reporting progress.
• Design risk management – identify and mitigate risks throughout updates.
• Engineering standards – ensure compliance with standards, legislation, and procedures.
• Continuous improvement – provide design support for manufacturing for cost reduction.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree or HND in Mechanical Design

Tools

SolidEdge

Job description

Mechanical Design Engineer

Opportunity

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.

Working Hours

8.00-4.30 Monday to Friday