Mechanical Design Engineer

White Label Recruitment Ltd; Skelmersdale; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is excited to announce a new opportunity for a Mechanical Design Engineer in Skelmersdale. This role involves delivering mechanical design packages, including 3D models and fabrication drawings. The ideal candidate will possess a mechanical engineering degree and extensive experience in Solidworks or Inventor. The company offers a supportive culture, career progression opportunities, and competitive salary up to £40k. Join a thriving team working on innovative projects, and contribute to bespoke material handling solutions.

Benefits

Company bonus scheme

25 days holiday

Opportunities for progression and development

Qualifications

• 5 or more years of Solidworks or Inventor experience in a similar role.
• Demonstrated design experience with mechanical systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop bespoke products based on customer requirements.
• Produce accurate technical documents including models and drawings.
• Conduct regular design reviews with the team.

Skills

Solidworks expertise

Design of special purpose machinery

Knowledge of drawing principles

Understanding of fabrication principles

Experience with FEA

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

White Label are very excited to be working exclusively with an extremely reputable and market leading business based in Skelmersdale. They now seek a Mechanical Design Engineer to join their very busy engineering team.

The company provide bespoke material handling & machinery solutions to key blue-chip clients in the automotive, aerospace, modular housing and nuclear industries. The business has an incredibly busy order book and have also just won one of their biggest projects to date. This is an exciting time to be joining a thriving engineering business and a chance to make your mark.

What's in it for you

• Salary up to £40k
• Company bonus scheme
• Superb culture
• High staff retention
• Opportunities for progression and development
• Exciting new projects to work on
• Opportunity to work on designs from concept to completion
• 25 days holiday
• 39 hours per week

The Role

• We are looking for a high calibre self-starter, design engineer, capable of delivering mechanical design packages - 3D models and fabrication drawings using Solidworks.
• As part of the Design team develop design concepts, controls, procedures, modelling and production of manufacturing drawings.

Skills/Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Demonstrated design experience
• Must have 5 or more years Solidworks or Inventor experience in a similar role.
• Must have experience in design of special purpose machinery and/or material handling equipment.
• Detailed knowledge of drawing principles and standards.
• Has knowledge in fabrication.
• Experience with FEA.

Responsibilities

• Design, development of bespoke and existing products.
• Understanding and interpreting customer requirements.
• Ensure designs conform to industry, customer and company standards.
• Select suitable materials, surface finished coating etc for the products intended use.
• Carry out regular design reviews with the team and/or customer.
• Output accurate models, drawings, BoM's and other technical documents.

The company is offering a positive and progressive career opportunity where you'll be exposed to all aspects of engineering, gaining very broad engineering skills. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a great team who invest heavily in their employees! Please apply if you are interested in the role