Under general direction, provide engineering skills to assist in providing innovative and cost effective solutions requiring the development or sustaining of new or improved techniques, procedures or products. Assist in planning, conducting and evaluating approaches to meeting the project objectives in a timely fashion.
Qualifications and Experience
Engineering degree, 2:1 classification or above.
Commercial experience working as a Mechanical Design Engineer post graduation
Duties
Analyse, design, develop, maintain industrial products.
Design, produce analyses, mathematical models and draw design conclusions based on those. To produce hand calculations in order to support initial design concepts. In addition, a good knowledge of a FEA package would also be useful (Ansys preferred).
Have good working knowledge of 3D CAD software ideally ProE. Have a good understanding of tolerances, limits and fits, machining processes.
Build prototypes, products and systems suitable for testing and may be required to set up and run lab simulations.
Design testing procedures and coordinate with others to perform tests. Conduct tests, document test results and develop client presentation. May present solutions to clients.
Conduct and/or participate in technical reviews of requirements, specifications, designs, code and other artifacts. Ensure commitments are agreed, reviewed and met