Mechanical Design Engineer

THE OPPORTUNITY: My client is looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join their design and projects team. You will bring a strong mechanical engineering background, CAD design skills and a practical approach to their small and motivated Engineering and Design team desiging, developing and bringing to market a range of products and projects for their customers in the process and other industries. You may be an engineering graduate with a few years experience have other engineering qualifications backed by a solid track record and looking for your next challenge where you can make a significant contribution. THE ROLE: In this role you will support design and development activities by: - Designing products in response to market and customer requirements and specifications. - Producing engineering drawings for production using Solidworks CAD. - Managing BoM’s and production drawings and specifications. - Problem solving, developing and testing prototype products, components and assemblies. - Communicating with projects engineers, sales and customers as needed on technical matters. - Supporting production and assembly to manage quality issues and improve manufacturability and cost. - On occasion visiting customer sites or industry events to understand requirements and solve problems. - Supporting the engineering change processes. - Assisting with product documentation including manuals and the certification processes for relevant industry approvals. TO APPLY: The ideal candidate will have: - Graduate/HND/HNC in mechanical engineering or equivalent. - Mechanical design experience with ideally an understanding of a variety of manufacturing processes, materials (metals) and components would be an advantage. - 3D CAD skills (ideally Solidworks). - Experience of engineering tools (e.g. stress calculations, FEA, FMEA, DFM) desirable - Ability to use a variety of test and measuring equipment. - Ability to manage multiple tasks and time productively. - A practical approach and the ability to use manual tools. - Good communication skills, both written and verbal. - Good organisational skills with high attention to detail. - Able to deliver market ready products including documentation and certifications. You will be a motivated team player with a can-do attitude and a hands-on approach who enjoys solving real world engineering problems and seeing your work in production and use. A full driving license is necessary