Graduate Project Engineer (Mechanical Design)

Graduate Project Engineer (Mechanical Design) - Graduate opportunity – 1 year FTC - Norfolk Want to see your designs out in the real world, not just sat on a screen? Looking to start your engineering career in a role where you’ll get involved in real projects from day one? We’re recruiting a Graduate Project Engineer to join a well established manufacturing and engineering business within the marine sector. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone at the start of their career to gain hands on experience across design, manufacturing and project delivery. You’ll work closely with experienced engineers, manufacturing teams and customers, supporting projects from concept through to production whilst developing your technical and commercial skills along the way. This is a 1 year fixed term contract with the possibility of extension depending on workload. The role: As Graduate Project Engineer, you will: * Support engineering projects from concept through to manufacture * Assist with producing 2D and 3D CAD drawings * Work closely with manufacturing teams to support production * Help develop technical solutions to customer requirements * Attend customer and internal project meetings * Support product testing and validation activities * Gain exposure to project planning and product development processes The person: For the role of Graduate Project Engineer, you will ideally have: * A Degree or HND in Mechanical Engineering or similar * A genuine interest in engineering, design and manufacturing * Some experience with 3D CAD software * Strong communication and problem solving skills * A willingness to learn and develop within a supportive engineering team Previous industry experience is beneficial but not essential. The package: For the role of Graduate Project Engineer you will get: * Salary circa £30K-£35K * 25 days holiday plus bank holidays * Hours are 8am – 4:15pm Monday – Thursday & 8:00am – 3pm on Friday (37.5hr week) * Workplace pension * Company sick pay * Access to an employee rewards platform (savings on high street retailers, holidays etc) * Free onsite parking This role is commutable from Norwich, Great Yarmouth and surrounding areas. Keywords: Project Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer, Product Engineer, Product Development Quay Recruitment has supported this business for several years across manufacturing and engineering hires. Apply now for a confidential discussion