Senior Design Engineer - Guildford, United Kingdom - Cranleigh Scientific

Cranleigh Scientific

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Guildford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

A market-leading energy storage business based in Surrey is currently recruiting a Senior Design Engineer to join its rapidly growing team on a permanent basis.

As Senior Design Engineer, you will take on a wide variety of mechanical and structural products,including 3D modelling of assemblies, sub-assemblies and 2D drawings to support next-generation of clean energy solutions.

Senior Design Engineer responsibilities

Deliver robust design solutions that fulfil the fundamental design requirements.
Generate design requirements and identify risk areas.
Develop 3D CAD and engineering drawings for assemblies and components, where required with test rigs and assembly fixtures.
Review work completed by design engineers.
Understand and comply with relevant International Standards.
Be responsible for delivering parts, assemblies, and systems from concept to proof of principle, as part of the design team.
Develop innovative and novel concepts with high IP value.
Be a source of engineering knowledge to advise on design, development, material selection, manufacturing, prototyping and test issues.
Help to create, improve, and take ownership of best engineering practices and processes within the team.
As an assembly and component owner, drive design activities to achieve the best balance between all physical disciplines whilst liaising with technical experts.
Ensure designs conform to best practices.
Demonstrate expertise in design, manufacturing technology, materials, production methods, prototyping and testing.
Attend design reviews, layouts, HAZOPs, and 3D model reviews of mechanical designs.

Senior Design Engineer requirements

Degreelevel qualification in a relevant engineering discipline.
Industrial experience in an R&D environment working on mechanical systems.
Capable of performing hand calculations to provide initial design direction and confidence in follow up simulation results.
High level of knowledge of 3D computer aided design (CAD) software packages (preferably with experience in Solidworks).
Good knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
Understanding of physical failure methods and approaches to root cause analysis.
Good grasp of design verification approaches and ability to define suitable test methods.
Effective communicator. Able to present appropriate, concise, and accurate information in both written and verbal formats.
Able to undertake structural FE analysis of components and assemblies.
Capable of progressing tasks autonomously with a minimum of supervision.
Comfortable with multitasking, leading and prioritising activities. Setting and planning work effectively to ensure project deadlines are met.
Working with mechanical design engineers to deliver schedules of work.

£Comp + excellent company benefits