Mechanical Design Engineer

Platform Recruitment; Exeter; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Platform Recruitment seeks a mechanical design engineer to drive design through concept to manufacture for new and existing products in Exeter. You will guide design for manufacture, review manufacturability, and ensure projects meet timeframes and standards.

Reporting into the Technical Engineering Manager, you will produce production-ready designs, lead DFMEA, perform tolerance analysis, and deliver 2D drawings in GD&T style while collaborating across Development, Production Engineering and

Qualifications

• Degree educated in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• Experience taking products from prototype to mass production.
• Hands-on with sheet metal manufacturing: folding and welding.
• Design for manufacture expertise.
• Experience producing DFMEA reports and following actions.
• Tolerance stack-up analysis experience.
• Proficiency with Solid Edge or similar CAD packages.
• Ability to produce 2D production drawings to GD&T standards.

Responsibilities

• Take products from concept through to detailed engineering drawings ready for manufacture.
• Collaborate with Production Engineering to refine existing designs, reducing cost while maintaining quality.
• Assess and advise on manufacturing methods for both in-house and external capability.
• Lead DFMEA activity at project start and track actions with the Development team.
• Apply tolerance analysis throughout the design process to support manufacturability and function.
• Coordinate with NPD, Development, Production Engineering and Purchasing to ensure DFMA principles are applied before handover.
• Keep new product progress feedback sheets accurately completed and up to date.

Skills

DFMEA

Tolerance analysis

GD&T

2D drawings

Sheet metal fabrication

Folding

Solid Edge

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

Solid Edge

Folding simulation software

Job description

Sitting within the design team, this role covers the design, engineering and specification of new products

alongside ongoing support of the existing product range, including reviewing products for design optimisation

and manufacturability. Reporting to the Technical Engineering Manager, the successful candidate will produce

production ready designs, provide guidance on design for manufacture, and deliver both existing and new

product projects to agreed timescales and standards.

ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Work closely with the Technical Engineering Manager and the Design and Development department, taking products from concept through to detailed engineering drawings ready for manufacture.
• Partner with the Production Engineering department to refine existing designs, reducing cost and improving efficiency while maintaining product quality.
• Assess and advise on manufacturing methods for engineering designs, taking into account both in house and external manufacturing capability.
• Lead DFMEA activity at the start of each project, tracking completion of identified actions and working with the Development team to identify potential design failure modes.
• Apply a solid understanding of both DFMEA and tolerance stack up analysis.
• Carry out tolerance analysis throughout the design process to support ease of manufacture and product function, and to prevent tolerance build up issues during manufacture and assembly.
• Collaborate across the NPD programme, particularly with Development, Production Engineering and Purchasing, to ensure design for manufacture principles are applied before product handover.
• Keep new product progress feedback sheets accurately completed and up to date.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Degree educated, or able to demonstrate an equivalent engineering background with a strong bias towards mechanical engineering.
• A track record of taking products from initial prototype through to mass production.
• Essential knowledge and hands on experience of sheet metal manufacturing processes, including folding and welding.
• Demonstrated experience of design for manufacture.
• Experience producing DFMEA reports and following through on identified actions.
• Experience of tolerance stack up analysis and resolving areas of concern.
• Proven experience using Solid Edge; candidates with experience of comparable CAD packages will also be considered.
• Able to produce 2D production drawings in line with GD&T best practice.
• Experience with folding simulation software is desirable but not essential.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A genuine commitment to continuous learning and development.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office packages.
• Strong team working skills.
• Comfortable working to defined standards and procedures within an ISO 9001:2015 registered
• Organised and structured, with the ability to prioritise workload and use own initiative.

BEHAVIOURS AND ATTRIBUTES

This role sits within a department that is customer focused and results driven. The successful candidate will be

willing to learn, develop skills across a range of disciplines, and lead by example. They should set a high

standard for attitude, behaviour and performance, and consistently promote and uphold the company's values