Sheet Metal Design Engineer

Meridian Business Support Ltd; Clyst St Mary; Vor Ort; GBP 24.000 - 40.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Company pension scheme (5% contributo)

Salary sacrifice scheme

Working hours 8:30-17:00 Mon-Fri

Zusammenfassung

Meridian Business Support Ltd is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer in the UK to improve design and maintenance of a high-quality sheet metal product. The role emphasizes design for manufacture, prototyping, and experience with sheet metal processes.

You will work with the design team and production groups to optimize costs, create BOMs, and support new product development through detailed engineering drawings for manufacture.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 2 years experience as Mechanical Design Engineer.
• Degree or proven engineering background with a mechanical focus.
• Sheet metal manufacturing experience and knowledge essential.
• Experience from prototype to mass production is required.
• Proficient in Solid Edge and SolidWorks.

Aufgaben

• Collaborate with design team from concept to detailed drawings for manufacture.
• Determine manufacturing methods considering in-house and external capabilities.
• Perform tolerance analysis to ensure ease of manufacture and quality.
• Work with Development, Production Engineering & Purchasing during NPD.
• Optimize designs with Production Engineering to reduce costs and maintain quality.
• Generate Bills of Materials during design for costings.
• Maintain progress feedback sheets for new product development.

Kenntnisse

2+ years experience

Mechanical engineering background

Sheet metal knowledge

Product development from prototype toM

Ausbildung

Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Solid Edge

SolidWorks

Jobbeschreibung

The Opportunity

Working within the existing design team of this quality British designed and manufactured product, the Mechanical Design Engineer will be responsible improving the design and maintenance of a high quality, aesthetically pleasing product made of sheet metal. Design for manufacture experience is vital to your success in this fabulous Design Engineer's position, and some hands on experience with prototyping products and sheet metal processes is also requierd.

The Opportunity

• Work closely with the Technical Engineering Manager, design and development department taking products from conception to detailed engineering drawings for manufacture.
• Determine manufacturing methods for engineering designs accounting for both in - house and external manufacture capabilities.
• Ensure that tolerance analysis is carried out during the design process, allowing for ease of manufacture, product function and eliminating tolerance build up issues during product manufacture and assembly.
• Work with all departments involved in the NPD program, in particular, Development, Production Engineering & Purchasing, ensuring design for manufacture is implemented prior to product handover.
• Work with the Production Engineering department to optimise designs to reduce costs, increase efficiency and maintain product quality.
• Ensure Bill of Materials spreadsheets are generated during the design process enabling Production Engineering to generate product manufacturing costs.
• Ensure new product progress feedback sheets are filled out and kept up to date.

Preferred Skills

• Minimum of 2 years experience working as a Mechanical Design Engineer.
• Either degree educated or a proven engineering background with a strong bias to mechanical engineering.
• Sheet metal manufacture experience and knowledge of sheet metal processes also essential.
• Demonstrated ability in product development from initial prototype to mass production.
• Proven experience of working with Solid Edge Solid Works.

Associated Benefits

• A competitive salary of up to £40000
• Company Pension Scheme, 5% contributory
• Salary Sacrifice scheme.
• 8.30-5 Monday to Friday