Mechanical Design Engineer - Leicester, United Kingdom - REED Engineering

REED Engineering

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Leicester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Mechanical Design Engineer

Leicester

Excellent Base Salary & excellent benefits package

The Company

With a history within the security industry spanning more than a century, and operating in over 90 countries, my client is at the cutting edge of managing security risks and providing technological solutions to keep people safe.

Working across technology, data protection and even the UK Justice system, these are recognised as the world leaders in combining cutting edge solutions and data trends to provide a secure environment.

Due to advancements within their product range, along with broadening their markets, they now have a great opportunity for an additional Mechanical Design Engineer to join an enthusiastic and established team.

The Role
Reporting to the Lead Mechanical Designer, you'll carry responsibility for the mechanical design for new and existing products.

You'll manage designs through all stages of NPI, from initial discussions, development, and production (DFM), whilst ensuring timescales and budget are adhered to.

This includes:

Working with the team to design easy to use products.
Reviewing project requirements and design tests needs, ensuring traceability through the various revisions.
Defining product requirements and project deliverables, along with timings for each project.
Providing technical support to the operations and production teams to ensure the product can be manufactured.
Providing milestone updates to all involved in the project, including activities to keep projects on time and within plan.
Ensuring that all designs and calculations are validated, traceable and in line with agreed deliverables.
This is only a snapshot of what's required in this role, but things can be expanded on if you meet the needs above.

The Person
In order to be considered for this Mechanical Design Engineer role, there are a few things that need to be in your locker

These include:

A degree or relevant vocational qualifications within mechanical product design
Proven SolidWorks abilities (ideally CSWP qualified or sufficient experience) other 3D packages may be considered
An ability to manage the full NPI lifecycle
Solid experience within a product design environment
Proven ability of design for manufacture (DFM)
Excellent communication skills and the ability to convey complex technical information clearly and concisely.
Proven problemsolving skills and meticulous attention to detail

Those with the following would be of particular interest:

Knowledge of plastic injection moulding
FMEA experience and ability to produce calculations
Experience of working in a fastpaced manufacturing environment
This role may suit an established Mechanical Design Engineer or a Graduate with a couple of years realworld experience under their belt.

Please be aware that we are not considering those that would have an excessive commute or that would require relocation.

This is non-negotiable.

The Rewards
In addition to working with a large global concern with a close-knit team feel, you will be rewarded with: