Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Akkodis; Rowberrow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Modis International Ltd is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer for a long-term contract in Bristol. The role involves carrying out mechanical design and proving activities for prime and variant products, both parts and assemblies.

You will work with manufacturing to resolve defects and support functional and environmental testing, while liaising with suppliers to resolve technical queries. Planning and reporting on daily activities is required to meet milestones.

Qualifications

• Experience using Creo 3D design tool.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes.
• Familiarity with tolerance studies and mass property calculations.
• Experience with environmental testing and DFMA.

Responsibilities

• Carry out mechanical design and proving activities for prime and variant products, parts and assemblies.
• Support manufacturing to resolve problems and defects.
• Support functional and environmental testing and trials.
• Liaise with suppliers/purchasing to resolve technical queries.
• Plan and report on day-to-day activities to meet milestones.
• Clarify and help generate requirements, challenging extraneous ones to reduce lead time and design complexity.

Skills

Creo 3D

Tolerance studies

FMEA

Design for Manufacture

Environmental testing

Mass property calculations

Material selection

Review processes

Product Lifecycles

Industrial validation

Multifunctional teamwork

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Mechanical Design Engineer required for long term contract assignment in Bristol

Skillset/experience required:

• Experience using Creo 3D design tool
• Knowledge of several of the following:
• Manufacturing processes
• Tolerance studies
• Environmental test
• Mass property calculations
• Material selection
• FMEA
• Design for Manufacture/Assembly
• Environmental Gasket Sealing
• Tooling/fixtures design
• Structural design
• Defence Standards
• Review processes
• Product Lifecycles
• Industrial validation
• An ability to work as part of a multifunctional engineering team and be able to partake in or host design reviews.
• An appreciation of other engineering areas/domains.

Responsibilities:

• Carry out Mechanical Design and proving activities as part of a wider team for prime and variant products, of both piece parts and assemblies.
• Support/liaise with manufacturing, resolving manufacturing problems & defects.
• Support to functional & environmental testing and trials.
• Liaise with suppliers/purchasing to resolve any technical queries that may arise.
• Planning and reporting on own day-to-day activities to meet project milestones.
• Gain clarification of and help to generate requirements, including challenging of extraneous requirements to reduce lead time, UPC and design complexity

Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers.