We are seeking an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer for a 6 month contract based in Sunbury on Thames. Salary DOE.
It is essential that applicants meet the below criteria:
Minimum of 2 years design experience in a CAD centric environment
Basic Pneumatics experience (preferred)
Experience with PDM or similar system
Ability to extract data from various sources to create a SSOT (single source of truth)
High level of excel competency
Excellent 3D CAD ability (ideally SolidWorks), robust modelling techniques and collaboration in a multi-user environment.
High Bill of Materials accuracy, supporting accurate product costing
Experience with CADLink or similar software
Passion for accurate 3D models to be converted into BOMs
Understanding of lean production
Project management experience
Ability to communicate and present technical information at all levels, both report-based and verbal.
Experience of developing products for a variety of manufacturing processes, such as sheet metal fabrication, machining, and welding. (preferred)
Good technical ability, with understanding of mechanical interactions and solving from first principles.
Experience in design of products encompassing mechanical and electrical elements.
Knowledge of ISO 9001 (or similar) quality management systems.
Strong mechanical engineering background, with knowledge of supporting engineering disciplines.
Experience in developing products for use in hazardous environments (ATEX, IECEx), that are subject to the Machinery Directive.
Duties will include:
Manage BOMs (BOM Structure, EBOM, MBOM) for manufacture, assembly and servicing
Design of BOM structure for manufacture, assembly and servicing
Work alongside other engineering functions (such as Electronic Engineering) to ensure mechanical, electrical and pneumatic elements of each product are carefully integrated.
Work closely with the Operations and Quality teams to ensure a smooth transition of products and sub-systems into production.
Undertake and support Engineering Change Requests, promoting thorough documentation control and lessons learned.
Support the development of departmental processes, procedures and best practice.
Delivery of high-quality design solutions to meet delivery and budget expectations.
Ownership of processes to track progress and reporting