Mechanical Design Engineer

Major Energy Onshore; Swalwell; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Major Energy Onshore is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join a busy Gateshead area design team. You will design enclosures, transfer 3D data to 2D drawings and create accurate BOMs via the MRP system.

You will conduct design reviews, speed up product introduction, and ensure viable, cost-effective designs across manufacturing methods. Strong cross-department communication is essential for success.

Qualifications

• HNC in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience designing enclosures, fabrications and assemblies.
• Strong 3D CAD skills (Creo, Inventor, SolidWorks).
• Transfer 3D data into 2D drawings and standardise formats.
• Communicate across departments with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Design enclosures and create 3D mechanical designs.
• Produce manufacturing drawings and BOMs from MRP.
• Lead design reviews to speed up product introduction.
• Ensure designs are viable and cost-effective using available methods.
• Collaborate with customers and suppliers, using MS Office.

Skills

3D CAD

Enclosures design

BOM creation

Cross-functional comms

Design reviews

Manufacturing drawings

MS Office

Education

HNC Mechanical Eng

Tools

Creo

Inventor

SolidWorks

Job description

A Mechanical Design Engineer with good 3D CAD skills is needed to work for a busy manufacturing company in the Gateshead area

YOUR NEW JOB

Working in a small design team you will design enclosures and use the MRP system to create accurate BOM's. You will be working on both new and existing product ranges and creating 3D mechanical designs and providing all manufacturing drawings to the operations teams. You will also monitor the progress of all undertaken mechanical design by holding regular design reviews with the aim to speed up product introduction and reduce design change costs. You will also ensure mechanical design solutions are viable and cost effective, utilising all available manufacturing methods

KEY SKILLS

The ideal candidate will have a HNC in Mechanical Engineering or similar discipline and experience of mechanical design of enclosures, fabrications and assemblies. You will need good 3D CAD skills (CREO, Inventor, Solidworks etc) and be able to transfer 3D CAD data into 2D drawing packs and standardise the formats.

You will need to be adaptable, be able to communicate well across departments and work with minimum supervision to agreed timescales. You will have an innovative approach to mechanical design, demonstrate good mechanical engineering knowledge, have good attention to detail and ability to complete fully assigned tasks. You will also need to be able to communicate will with customers and suppliers and be proficient with MRP systems and MS Office