MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

Buckinghamshire  ‐ Onsite
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Contract Mechanical Engineer (Analysis & Design) - 3 months + . Our client is recruiting for a Mechanical Design Engineer to be based in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire for a 3 month contract (plus possible extensions). They are a global designer and manufacturer of space hardware the world leaders in the production of specialised electronics and optical systems.

The Role
The Mechanical Engineering team is responsible for realizing the mechanical, structural and thermal elements of our clients' products, which are captured in engineering drawings and data packs that are released to manufacture.

The primary purpose of the role is to carry out mechanical engineering design and analysis. This includes product and prototype concept definition, assessment of specification compliancy and associated cost estimation.

Specific Responsibility
As Mechanical Design Engineer you will be responsible for:

* Analyzing the mechanical, structural and thermal aspects of a customer specification at the concept stages of design and confirms that the technical requirements can be met. This requires the use of mechanical CAD tools, finite element analysis techniques and analytical calculations where appropriate.
* Carrying out product conceptualization and cost, risk and technical analysis, in order to determine the detail design approach to meet customer requirements, as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Defining the product mechanical, structural and thermal test regimes.
* Performing calculations / modeling as necessary with reasoning in order to qualify and quantify the design approach.
* Producing detail drawings with support from Mechanical Design Draughtsman.
* Preparing defined documentation capturing the key aspects of the design for peer review and updating documentation as changes are made
* Assisting in maintaining and developing design standards and supporting continual improvement

Qualifications / Experience / Skills
For the role of Mechanical Design Engineer you will need:

* A degree qualification in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
* Good communicator with ability to instill trust and confidence at all levels.
* A good working knowledge and commitment to working within a quality control system specific to achieving high reliability products.
* A good working knowledge and commitment to working within a project management system focused on achieving on time and to budget project delivery.
* Able to interact well with other technical disciplines, developing an understanding of relevant critical factors.
* A detailed knowledge of relevant design, manufacturing processes and materials, ideally within the aerospace sector.
* Excellent mechanical design and analysis skills, demonstrated through a minimum of 4 years' experience in product design.
* Proficient in standard office software applications including MS Project.
* Solid modeling skills to recognized ISO standards, ideally using Pro/Engineer.
* Experience of CAD file management systems, ideally using Pro/Engineer Intralink / Windchill or equivalent PDM.
* Dynamic mechanical/stress analysis using finite element modeling software, ideally using IDEAS Model Solutions.
* Thermal analysis using analytical and finite element techniques, ideally using IDEAS Model Solutions.
* Ideally, experience of thermal, vibration and shock testing of complex structures.

Person Specification
For the role of Mechanical Design Engineer the key capabilities are:

* Leadership
* Creativity
* Judgement
* Tenacity
* Decisiveness
* Openness to change

Remuneration
For the role of Mechanical Design Engineer, there is on offer a salary of £35 to £45 per hour.

How to apply
Please note that in accordance with Hot Recruitment Consultants recruitment and consultancy processes, if you are shortlisted your CV may be sent to the Hiring Manager at our Clients' business and by applying for this position you give your consent for us to do so.

You must have eligibility to work in the UK. Please note, only suitable applicants will be contacted and incomplete CVs will not be considered.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Mechanical engineer, product design, manufacturing,
Start date
n.a
From
Hot Recruitment Consultants
Published at
24.03.2014
Project ID:
683625
Contract type
Freelance
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