Mechanical Design Engineer - Leicestershire, United Kingdom - H2O Recruitment Services Ltd

H2O Recruitment Services Ltd

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Leicestershire, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Mechanical designer engineer's role is to transpose both the sales quotation and customer specification into a design that meets the outlined requirements.

The design must utilise the fabrication techniques available and materials approved by the Engineering Manager in a cost-effective way.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for generation of Assembly drawings and bills of materials
Provide technical support to Production, Sales, Service and Customer Support.
Adhere to the ISO 9001 quality system.
To deliver projects on schedule and on budget, demonstrating the ability to handle the pressure of managing a complex range of projects, a high volume of work, within a fast pace of implementation.
Responsible for mechanical part selection taking into consideration obsolescence, availability and cost
Carries out detailed mechanical design work including 3D modelling, simulation and design verification testing, as required
Ensures design files and information are kept up to date, and stored in accordance with departmental procedures
Highlights all mechanical technical risks to the Engineering Manager
Keeps up to date with the latest manufacturing techniques and drawing standards
Liaises with other departments to ensure that the required information is available when needed and customer requests are dealt with in a timely manner
Works closely with operations, manufacturing and production engineers to ensure products are designed for manufacture
Responsible for carrying out design change requests in a timely manner

Targets

Work to deadlines and KPI targets set by the Engineering Manager.
Interact with Sales and Production departments to optimise designs and resolve fabrication and assembly issues.

Skills & Experience

Essential:

Mechanical Design
Ability to understand/produce technical drawings
Comprehensive knowledge of at least one modern 3D modelling package (preferably AutoDesk Inventor).
Working knowledge of mechanical engineering practices materials, fixings, fabrication, ingress protection concepts etc.
Good communication skills, dealing with other employees and external clients
Ability to work to strict deadlines.
Experience in a similar role

Desirable:
Experience of designing sheet metal constructions.

Experience of performing structural analysis (FEA and/or CFD) using design tools such as Ansys.

Knowledge of designing production tooling.

Qualifications:

Degree or HND/ HNC Mechanical Engineering with equivalent experience

Experienced user of 3D modelling software.