SolidWorks Applications Engineer

GBR Recruitment Limited; Rugby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

GBR Recruitment Ltd has partnered with a leading specialist in Material Handling machinery to recruit an experienced SolidWorks Applications Engineer. The role focuses on designing and bringing to life large scale manufacturing plant layouts and machinery engineering solutions, supporting sales with 3D (SolidWorks) and 2D models.

You will build a library of 3D models for sales, create low‑res shells for standard products, and animate designs to show material flow, access and maintenance tasks

Qualifications

• Strong in using SolidWorks for 3D layouts of large scale machinery.
• Proficient with 2D software such as drafting tools.
• Experience in applications engineering or supporting sales and engineering teams.
• Experience with material handling machinery or large scale capital equipment.

Responsibilities

• Create accurate 3D layouts of large scale machinery that are visually appealing for sales.
• Devising 3D layouts from sales enquiries to meet customer needs.
• Create low‑res shells of engineering modules for general arrangement drawings.
• Animate designs to show material flow, access and maintenance tasks, including flybys and 360° views.
• Produce eye-catching flow diagrams to illustrate 3D design processes (MS Visio or similar).
• Automate BOM creation from SolidWorks and assist with tender bids.
• Create monthly statistical reports.

Skills

SolidWorks

3D layout design

2D drafting

Applications engineering

Tools

MS Visio

Job description

GBR Recruitment Ltd are working exclusively in partnership with a leading specialist Material Handling machinery design, manufacturing & installation business, recruiting for an experienced SolidWorks Applications Engineer to design & bring to life large scale manufacturing plant layouts & machinery engineering solutions (design & build solutions) supporting the sales department using 3D software (SolidWorks) as well as 2D software.

This is a key role delivering both design & technical support to the sales, marketing, engineering, plus R&D divisions of the business.

You will help to create a library of 3D models for sales, promoting all the companies portfolio of machinery build types, all with accurate sizing & flows.

You will also create accurate low-res shells of the engineering modules making up the companies standard product offerings, to be used in general arrangement drawings.

Another key task will be to animate machinery designs to show materials flowing over the system, access areas & associated maintenance tasks for the operators, including flybys & 360 degree views, all in minimised file sizes.

Duties:

• The creation of accurate 3D layouts of large scale machinery
• Ensuring sales designs & machinery layouts are visually appealing
• Taking a sales enquiry & devising what is needed in the 3D layout design
• Create a portfolio of 3D sales models for all machinery types
• Involved in the creation of accurate low-res shells of all engineering modules that make up the standard machinery products. These shells will be used in general arrangement drawings.
• Animating designs to show materials flowing over the system, access areas & maintenance tasks for operators inc. flybys & 360 degree views, all in minimised file sizes
• Produce attractive eye catching flow diagrams in order to show simple form what the 3D design is doing with the materials it is processing (in MS Visio or similar)
• Automated BOM creation from SolidWorks
• Assist with tender bids
• Create monthly statistical reports

Attributes:

• Strong in using SolidWorks for 3D applications creation
• 2D software experience
• Applications Engineering experience
• Material handling machinery experience or other large scale complex machinery (high capital machinery)

This role could also suit someone working as a Mechanical Design Engineer, Product Design Engineer, CAD Technician / CAD Specialist, or SolidWorks Draughtsman / Drafter Design Draughtsperson

Interviews to take place immediately, with an immediate start available (depending on notice periods)