Principal / Senior Mechanical Engineer - Telford, United Kingdom - KG Services LTD

KG Services LTD

Verified Company

Telford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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The role:

A mechanical design engineer producing design and detail manufacturing drawings and documentation
Gain a full understanding of product requirements and manage expectations by regular communication and project reviews with the team.
Work to a project plan with agreed deadlines producing innovative solutions solving complex problems.
Hands on development and build of the initial prototype machine. In the workshop, Laboratory and field testing.
Use SolidWorks 2020 to design, special purpose machinery and various other components as required.

Key Skills & Experience:

Qualified to degree level in either BEng or BSc (HND with relevant experience) Mechanical Engineering,
A minimum of three years' postgraduate experience working in a similar engineering design role.
An excellent working knowledge of SolidWorks CAD packages although Autodesk inventor would be considered.
Proven experience in developing products from initial brief to a fully working product
Design to cost / Budget control detail drafting and checking
Experience designing large sheet metal assemblies
Performing tolerance analysis to ensure high quality robust design of mechanical systems and components using tools such as FMEA.
Hand calculations and / or FEA using SolidWorks Simulation.
Good knowledge of Special Purpose Machinery, mechanisms and automation.
Have good understanding of the Machinery Directive, Risk Assessments and CE marking

Advantageous but not essential:

Experience designing large sheet metal assemblies
Performing tolerance analysis to ensure high quality robust design of mechanical systems and components using tools such as FMEA.
Hand calculations and / or FEA using SolidWorks Simulation.
Good knowledge of Special Purpose Machinery, mechanisms and automation.
Have good understanding of the Machinery Directive, Risk Assessments and CE marking