Mechanical Design Engineer

The Company

Our client is a market leading engineering company; due to growth they are now looking to recruit and Mechanical Design Engineer.

The Role

• Will play a key role in the engineering function in ensuring that the company has a range of high quality, technically innovative and commercially competitive products to offer to the market.
• Primary responsibility will be design, develop and maintain the products with innovative design, high performance and competitive cost from production and supply chain.
• In addition, the role requires that the candidate will be responsible for the continuous improvement and re-engineering of existing products.
• Duties also include engineering support and assistance to other functions internal, and external to the business.
• Scope working as part of the engineering team, the role is very much 'hands on’ where you will be tasked with creating innovative new designs to expand current product portfolio.
• The role will also be involved with maintaining existing product ranges, with projects focused on optimization and cost savings.
• Additionally, you will support the other departments with problem solving and technical enquires.
• You will also have the opportunity to lead a development project from functional design to serial production.
• The design, development, verification and implementation of technically innovative and commercially competitive new products.
• To ensure that all component parts and products are designed in strict compliance with mandatory national and international regulatory requirements and standards.
• The maintenance and improvement of existing products and components for quality improvement, production efficiency and cost reduction.
• To manage and lead projects when required, providing engineering leadership ensuring that projects are delivered on time and to budget, from concept through to launch, some of which may be outside of the normal remit of the role in the design.
• The production and maintenance of technical documentations, including CAD drawings, costing data, design calculations, bills of materials, test data etc.

The Person

• As a Design Engineer for mechanical, you will be technically strong and will have a relevant BSc or MSc (preferably with a mechanical bias).
• Experience in a product design and development role with a demonstrable and proven track record of new product development success while working to stringent deadlines and budgets.
• Strong abilities in Concept generation, Mechanical design, DFMEA process, Sense of design for production and service.
• Proficient 3D CAD user with experience of Inventor or Solidworks.

The Benefits

• You will be working for a well-established growing employer.
• An excellent salary.
• A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment.
• The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices.
• Flexi working.