Description
One of our prestigious clients is currently looking for a highly motivated and industry proven Mechanical Engineer to specify and develop core radio equipment products. This role requires experience and skills across the full development lifecycle; from technical specification through design and verification, and into product integration and mass production. The role also covers a mixture of sub-contract management for contracted-out development programmes as well as technical design & verification skills for in-house development.This role requires a candidate capable of delivering highly robust and thoroughly tested mechanical design solutions as well as one capable of leading Mechanical Development on new product development projects, organising both internal and external design resource.
Working as part of a dynamic team of Mechanical Engineers and interfacing with the various other technical disciplines, the responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
-Assessing product requirements and defining conceptual designs and detail designs.
-Interfacing to Project and Product Management - reporting progress, issues and successes.
-Defining appropriate, cost effective manufacturing techniques.
-Understanding technical risks and devising and implementing mitigation plans.
-Ensuring new product designs meet all the necessary requirements including defined Mandatory Standards, Cosmetic standards, Robustness testing and Life Testing.
-Responsible for ensuring that mechanical New Product Developments are delivered on time and to quality.
-Travel overseas to progress piece part manufacture and final product assemblies.
-Technical design & specification of PMR equipment and accessory products.
-Detailed design and test documentation.
-Definition of product acceptance criteria & testing.
-Product integration and acceptance testing.
-Manufacturing requirements & test specification authoring.
-Technical support for mandatory approvals process.
-Technical support to end customers and subcontract manufacturers.
Technical Skills (Essential):
-Experienced Mechanical Engineer with more than eight years product development and manufacture experience.
-Experienced Creo/Pro Engineer user with excellent surfacing skills.
-Experience of specifying technical requirements and managing outsourced development
-Project management skills.
-Design and test for rugged environmental conditions.
-Sound knowledge of plastic injection moulding techniques and low cost manufacturing
-Sound materials and materials processing knowledge
-Previous experience of electro-mechanical packaging (PCB housing, switches, buttons, PCB interconnects, LCDs)
-Ability to lead small design teams
-Engineering process and control.
-Relevant degree (BSc / MSc / PhD) in Mechanical Engineering or similar
Technical Skills (Desirable):
-Professional Radio / TETRA / DMR / Mobile / Dect etc. Handset Design
-Display technologies
-Ruggedised equipment design
-Design for automotive installations
-Industrial design abilities
-Design for Human Factors
-Planning / estimating of technical projects
-Project management
-CAD tool administration (Creo/Windchill)
Personal Attributes (Essential):
-Ability to communicate well to both technical and non-technical personnel using verbal and written styles
-Gets on with others in a small, focused, team working to tight deadlines and costs
-Conscientious, reliable, and enthusiastic worker who takes pride in his work
-Creative yet detail focussed
-Ability to travel
-Good leader of technical project teams
-Enthusiastic & Communicative
-Motivated by delivering quality work within planned timescales
-A structured, proactive approach - numerically focused
-Flexible approach with a 'whatever it takes' attitude
-Customer (internal and external) focused
Personal Attributes (Desirable):
-8 years relevant experience
-Experience in working in a small/medium size 'high tech' company
-Commercially aware