Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (+ Electrical background)

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (+ Electrical background) £up to c50k + Benefits

South East ABJ7500a

An experienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (electro-mechanical - electrical / mechanical engineer) is urgently required to be part of growing R&D team for a novel technology STEM organisation. As a senior mechanical design engineer you will use your mechanical design engineering and electrical expertise, to lead and develop new system designs (equipment / machinery) concepts and technology solutions from idea through to commercially viable solutions for the business.

Key Responsibilities

• To lead mechanical & electrical engineering activities to support the detailed design and development of machinery / systems equipment.
• To support communications with company internal teams (specifically the team in the US) including any contracted engineers to create functional solutions to project requirements.
• To work suppliers in the design, manufacture and delivery of production line components.
• To lead work on prototyping and design verification testing to support design & development of mechanical designs, optimization, cost reduction and quality improvement.
• To design and deliver appropriate approaches to design verification, prototyping, materials selection and testing.
• To integrate new technologies into new production lines and potential new product development, as well as fault-finding / improvement / enhancement on existing products and systems.
• To assist with the design, development and operation of the company’s existing UK pilot line.
• To work and interact with other skillsets in science and engineering to optimize production line manufacturability, cost and quality.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree-educated e.g. (i.e. Mechanical Engineering, Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Design with electrical understanding etc).
• An excellent understanding of commercial mechanical technology / systems / equipment designing for future trends/ technologies.
• Machinery that could be of interest : Gasifier / Gasification units, Incinerators, Chemical Reactors like Rotary Kiln (Reactor) / Bed Reactors, Fluidized Bed Reactor, Torrefaction Units, Thermal Cracker(Refinery) Thermal cracking units, pyrolysis units.
• Knowledge requirements General Mechanical engineering knowledge; BoM structure; Drawing construction and control; Operation Manuals; Safety requirements and machinery directive; CE requirements; ATEX; HAZOP implementation; GA Drawings; P&ID Drawings; Flow Diagrams; One line Diagrams; PLC Logic; Document Registers
• Useful experience with these Mechanical Systems :Gearboxes, Motors and Drives, Ductwork, Heaters, Pumps, Fluid dynamics, Heat exchangers, Instrumentation
• Very desirable Electrical Systems to have knowledge of Electrical systems, Cables and cable runs, Drives, PLC, Wonderware or other Automation, Web based controls.
• Proficient in CAD (ideally Solidworks & Navisworks Certified. (or similar)
• Desirable - Knowledge and experience in the drafting and delivery of mechanical and electrical drawings (e.g.: P&IDs, Process Flow Diagrams, Electrical One Line Diagrams, Service Connection Drawings etc.)
• Hands-on development of working prototypes through to validation of commercial systems.
• Experience in managing numerous external partners: from initiating technical briefs and requirements, remote problem solving, managing updates and reporting progress to the broader team and leadership.
• Understanding of project timescales and how the role contributes to the broader R&D innovation pipeline;
• Familiar with ISO 9001 Quality Management System and its associated processes.
• Experience with machinery design specifically for use in explosive environments (ATEX) and have background knowledge and experience with Hazard & Operability Studies (HAZOPs).
• Working knowledge of industrial standards (eg: ISO, IEC, ASME/ASTM) and regulations.
• Working knowledge of machinery control systems, including PLC/HMI concepts 3-phase motors and VFDs.
• Familiar with the EPC document approval process (submittals, review, comments, and revision).

To Apply: Hybrid working 3:2 Perm - Please contact Alison Basson