Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer
Location: Leicester
Salary: £40k - £50k
Job Type: Full Time / Permanent / Onsite
Due to recent growth my client is looking for an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to join their existing team.
Duties and responsibilities:
To design and oversee special purpose machine projects from order acceptance to customer hand over
To be responsible for the design and detailing of projects
To communicate effectively with customers, suppliers and team members
To be part of a team dedicated to delivering projects to plan and to budget
To visit customer sites as appropriate to fully understand their requirements
To assess and improve design concepts along with a team at sales quotation stage to reduce risks, costs and lead times
To conduct project reviews with customers on a periodic basis
To negotiate with external suppliers and obtain the most cost-efficient materials in line with project budgets and time plans
Degree qualified / HNC / HND or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or closely related discipline
Experience in mechanical design role ideally related to automation machinery
Competence in mechanical design, robotics, automation, design of mechanical mechanisms and pneumatic systems would be an advantage
Expert user of ideally Solid-edge however use of Solid-works, Inventor, Creo etc would also be considered
Demonstrate a proven track record of successfully delivering mechanical design projects to required timescale and budget
Knowledge and understanding of the various national and international standards for machine design and machine safety systems and requirements to CE mark machine systems