Mechanical Design Engineer - Lutterworth, United Kingdom - Precision People UK

    Precision People UK
    Precision People UK Lutterworth, United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    Mechanical Design Engineer

    Are you a Mechanical Design Engineer with Inventor and Automation experience looking for an exciting new opportunity within an established engineering manufacturing business?

    My Client is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join their growing team in Leicestershire. You will be working as part of an existing design team designing and detailing industrial access platforms, conveyor systems, and automation engineering solutions

    The Company

    A successful company with a 50-year history, offering industrial solutions for materials handling, packing, automated component assembly, inspection and bespoke automation including advanced robotics.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Work as part of a small design team designing and detailing industrial access platforms, conveyor systems, and automation engineering solutions.
    • Liaising with new and existing clients to understand their needs and find resolutions for them.
    • Interpreting customer User Requirement Specifications (URS) and designing solution systems at the concept level.
    • Calculating the right size of components based on sound engineering principles, tolerances and "design for manufacture" and "design for assembly" best-practice.
    • Detailing and issuing technical drawing packages to facilitate in-house fabrication and assembly and external subcontractors' manufacturing.
    • Creating parts lists and working closely with the procurement team to ensure accurate and timely availability of components.

    The Right Mechanical Design Engineer

    The successful Mechanical Design Engineer will ideally be educated to a degree level in a relevant discipline, as well as possessing the following key skills:

    • Proven ability to interpret customer specifications, implicit and explicit system requirements and hidden needs, to develop detailed design solutions for automation projects
    • Experience in conveyor systems, automation systems, robotics, access platforms and special-purpose machinery
    • Advanced CAD drawing software experience