Description
Essential functions and duties for Mechanical Design Engineer- Responsible for Product development & Design
- Design and implement new and existing products
- Work with products from concept into manufacturing
- Modify and retool existing products
- Knowledge of machinery and fabrications design
- Reporting to Design Manager
- Design Software Autodesk Inventor (training can be provided)
- Test products: FEA analysis and possibly hand calculation
- document specific quality issues and their resolution - both internally, to customer and to supplier
- Create and maintain accurate data in the PDM system
- Understand and interpret the customer's requirements.
- Resolve any products quality issues that arise from time to time
- Release of developed items in accordance with the company procedures.
- Formal verification and validation of the designs.
Why apply?
- Working for a Company that has gained an excellent reputation for Lifting and Mechanical Handling
- Work for a Family Business where employees are well looked after
- 7 Design Engineers in the team, work together on projects
- Chance to build long term relationships with clients
- Core strengths could be spread across Strategic, Execution and Influencing areas
- Opportunity for personal development
- Bonus Scheme
- Pension Scheme
- Good central location and easily to access
Qualifications / Experience- Degree qualified in Mechanical/ Design/Engineering related subject (preferably at 2.1 Hons or higher);
- 4-5 years of hands on experience
Person Specification - Interest knowledge of machinery and fabrications design
- Ideally experience with within lifting equipment and hydraulics machinery
- Basic understanding of the design of electrical control circuits would be ideal
- Self-Motivated
- Adaptability to work with a small team
- Take charge individual with lots of energy and clear sense of urgency.
- Critical thinker with the ability to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions and approaches to problems.
- Excellent communicator - verbal, written and presentation.
- Active listener with the ability to apply full attention to what's being said while taking the time to understand the points being made.