Mechanical Design Engineer
Location: Derby
Salary: £35,000 – £50,000 (DOE)
Friday 1pm Finish | Bespoke Machinery | Full Project Ownership | 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
The Company
Our client is a specialist manufacturer of bespoke packaging machinery across a variety of sectors. Still young in the market they turnover around £10 million and employ a team of more than 50 employees, they design and manufacture fully customised special purpose machines (SPM) in house at their Derby facility.
Their machines are highly tailored to each customer's requirements and include thermoforming and sealing equipment, conveyors, robotics integration, moulds and custom tooling.
With a strong order book and continued growth, they are now looking to strengthen their engineering team with the addition of a new Mechanical Design Engineer.
The Role
This is a highly 3D CAD focused Mechanical Design Engineer role, working on bespoke packaging machinery from cradle to grave.
Key responsibilities include:
1. Designing bespoke SPM packaging machinery in SolidWorks
2. Tooling and mould design.
3. Designing assemblies including sheet metal panels, frames, guards, jigs and fixtures.
4. Specifying motors, gearboxes, pneumatics, linear actuators, and sensors
5. Designing small conveyors
6. Liaising with the shopfloor to support ma...