Mechanical Design Engineer (Medical)

London  ‐ Onsite
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A product design consultancy is looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer with ideally 3-5 years relevant experience to invent and develop new (mainly medical) products for their UK and international client base. the role is based in West London and pays £150 - £200 per day for 6 months.

This role is not only about mechanical design; you will interact with their team of design researchers, human science specialists, industrial designers, modelmakers and other engineering specialists - all working together to achieve a holistic view of the need that the new product is aiming to fulfil.

Your key activities would include:
Create technical concepts supported by engineering analysis (hand calculations and computer simulation) and technology research as required
Translate ideas into detailed designs using 3D CAD modelling and sketches for internal and client review
Design proof-of-principle rigs, experimenting and testing for performance verification and optimisation
Interfacing to manufactures and suppliers to ensure designs can be robustly transferred to production
Generate and control report, drawing and other documentation
Presentation of preliminary and final deliverables to clients
Work within their established development framework for quality, project management, and technical design to ensure delivery of robust design solutions in agreed timeframe.

Key requirements are:
Ideally 1st or 2:1 degree in Mechanical engineering from a leading university
Ability to be creative, logical and practical with a keen interest in technology
Experience in some of the following areas: mechanism design, mechatronics, engineering analysis (static, dynamic, fluids and structural including FEA)
Versed in design requirements for manufacturing processes such as injection moulding, sheet metal fabrication, casting, and CNC machining
3D CAD modelling (Solidworks or ProEngineer) ideally with some surfacing experience
Excellent written and verbal skills to confidently present to clients

This advert was posted by Gold Group - one of the UK's leading niche recruitment consultancies. 

Start date
n.a
Duration
6 months
From
Gold
Published at
20.12.2012
Project ID:
464156
Contract type
Freelance
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