Mechanical Design Engineer

TipTopJob; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

TipTopJob in Leicester seeks an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to lead design and delivery of bespoke automation and robotic systems. You will design, detail, and oversee multiple projects from order acceptance to handover, ensuring on-time delivery within budget and effective communication with customers and suppliers.

The role requires proficiency in 3D CAD, BOM handling, and coordinating design reviews to ensure robust, assemble-friendly solutions that meet budget constraints.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering senior mechanical design projects for automation or bespoke machinery.
• Ability to design for assembly and robust, reliable operation within budget constraints.
• Strong communication with customers, suppliers and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and detailing of multiple special purpose machines using 3D CAD, following project plans.
• Coordinate design reviews to ensure requirements, assembly-compatibility and budget adherence.
• Obtain design passes and BOMs on time, and negotiate with suppliers for cost-efficient materials.
• Support electrical design during projects and prepare build folders for machinists.
• Lead visits to customer sites to understand requirements and verify measurements.
• Contribute to risk assessments and trials planning to reduce lead times and costs.

Skills

3D CAD

Design reviews

BOM management

Supplier negotiation

Project planning

Team collaboration

Tools

3D CAD software

Job description

East Midlands : commutable from Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham

to cGBP48k neg dep exp + benefits

Our Leicester based client can demonstrate almost half a centurys expertise in the design, development and manufacture of bespoke automation and robotic systems for a diverse range of industry sectors and are regarded by many in the industry as one of the leading automation system solution providers in the whole of the UK.

As a result of continued success and a planned programme of strategic growth, they are now seeking to recruit an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to complement their established and successful team and deliver innovative special purpose automation machinery projects.

Tasked with both designing and overseeing an array of special purpose machine projects from order acceptance to customer hand over, the successful Senior Mechanical Design Engineer candidate will be responsible for the design, detailing and successful delivery of multiple projects, communicating effectively with customers, suppliers and team members as required and working as part of a team dedicated to delivering projects to on time and within budget.

After attending sales hand over meetings and committing to an overall project plan and budget, you will perform mechanical design and detailing functions for multiple projects allocated to you using 3D CAD within the time allocated in the project plan, and will arrange Design Reviews during the design process to ensure they are well executed, meet overall requirements, are designed for assembly, robust and reliable operation, and meet or better budgetary constraints whilst minimising any development issues that may arise.

You will also obtain a Design Pass Off by the customer on time and to project plan and ensure that BOMs are produced on time and within budget, and will negotiate with external suppliers in order to obtain the most cost:efficient materials in line with project budgets and timing plans. You will also be responsible for assisting the electrical design process by communicating clearly and effectively through the duration of the project and especially through the mechanical design phase, and will compile a build folder and communicate build details to the machine tool fitters to ensure an efficient build process.

Other responsibilities for the Mechanical Design Engineer role will include providing direction and support to fitters, electricians and other engineers within the team as required, and undertaking visits to customer sites as appropriate to fully understand the customer requirements and to obtain measurements for all dimensions, drawings, site layouts and other considerations, and will document and communicate all such requirements to the customer and internal staff respectively.

You will assess and improve design concepts along with a team at sales quotation stage to reduce risks, costs, lead times and be skilled in identifying key risks and assist in compiling plans for trials to reduce them.

You will obtain all parts, samples and drawings necessary in advance to ensure these can be checked and used through the design phase and will check the design work produced by other designers to ensure accuracy of design work, as well as conducting project reviews with customers on a periodic basis and reporting on the status of each project whilst constructing and maintaining a comprehensive Technical Construction File (TCF) which includes manuals, risk assessments, mechanical parts list and drawings.

Other duties will include carrying out machine risk assessments during the design phase to ensure Machinery Directive requirements are met and leading projects during the development and installation phases of the project with pro:active and timely delivery of problem fixes whilst ensuring that all H and S and safety rules, guidelines and policies are understood and adhered to at all times.

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