R&D Mechanical Design Engineer — Hands-On FEA & SolidWorks

Euro-Projects Recruitment Ltd; Warrington; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays with a

8% employer pension

Healthcare and life insurance

Job summary

Euro-Projects Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join a Warrington-based engineering business at the heart of R&D projects. You’ll work on mechanisms, bearings and test activities, using Solidworks and performing FEA as part of a hands-on engineering role.

You’ll contribute across the full product lifecycle, collaborating with customers and colleagues to define requirements, develop solutions, run tests and report results. Aerospace exposure is a plus.

Qualifications

• Must hold a relevant engineering qualification.
• Aerospace experience would be useful given product quality standards.
• Experience on R&D projects or mechanisms, bearings or tribology is highly relevant.
• Hands-on in nature with good problem-solving and ability to communicate results to stakeholders.
• SolidWorks CAD experience; FEA experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Cover the full engineering lifecycle with mechanical design and analysis (FEA) and hands-on testing.
• Design components and edits in SolidWorks and develop new solutions.
• Define project requirements and develop engineering solutions, including mechanism and test rig design, testing and reporting.

Skills

SolidWorks

FEA

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Engineering qualification

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Euro-Projects Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join a Warrington-based engineering business at the heart of R&D projects. You’ll work on mechanisms, bearings and test activities, using Solidworks and performing FEA as part of a hands-on engineering role.

You’ll contribute across the full product lifecycle, collaborating with customers and colleagues to define requirements, develop solutions, run tests and report results. Aerospace exposure is a plus.