Mechanical Design Engineer

Weise Employment; Okehampton; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Okehampton is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join their innovative team. This full-time, permanent role involves developing and maintaining mechanical designs, prototyping new products, and contributing to project management. Candidates should possess a relevant degree, mechanical design experience, and proficiency in CAD software.

Qualifications

• 2 years’ experience of mechanical design, preferably within marine engineering.
• Experience using 2D and 3D CAD Skills.
• Project management experience with at least 1 year's experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain mechanical design products.
• Prototype, test, and develop new designs to production stage.
• Support integration and system testing.

Skills

Data analysis

Mechanical design techniques

CAD Skills

Teamwork

Education

Relevant graduate or postgraduate level qualification

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

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Mechanical Design Engineer, Okehampton, salary up to £40k DOE, plus benefits Full Time, Permanent and site based. This will be working Monday to Friday.

Due to exciting growth, Wise Employment are seeking an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer for one of our fast growing and expanding clients.

You will be part of an innovative team and be responsible for the development and maintenance of the products mechanical design.

• Maintaining Design drawings
• Identification of components and materials to be used within the products created
• Prototype, test and develop new designs to production stage
• Support the integration and system testing from initial stage trials to project complete phase trials.
• Be involved within project management aspects
• Development of manufacturing drawings
• Using SolidWorks to produce 3D CAD models and manufacture drawings

Key Skills required for a Mechanical Design Engineer:

• A relevant graduate or postgraduate level qualification in mechanical design or equivalent
• You will be required to have at least 2 years’ experience of mechanical design and preferably within the marine engineering industry.
• Recent experience of using 2D and 3D CAD Skills
• Confident with data analysis and also using Word, PowerPoint, Excel
• Strong knowledge of mechanical design techniques
• The ability to work within a small team to achieve the development and delivery of quality products within a unique environment.
• Project and line management experience with at least 1 years’ experience
• It would be advantageous to have design experience of composites and construction
• You will need to have experience of developing new technology and knowledge of mechanical integration of electrical systems.

This role may at times require you to travel (within the UK and occasional abroad travel) so you will need to be flexible in your working hours to accommodate the needs of the business.

If you are saying yes to all of the above, then we would love to hear from you. Please apply via this job board or contact Kate at Wise Employment Plymouth