White Label is representing an engineering and manufacturing business in Halifax that requires a Mechanical Design Engineer to join their team.
My client designs and manufactures a range of special-purpose machinery and requires a Mechanical Design Engineer who can be involved in the full design process from cradle to grave.
Package/Benefits
* A salary of £35,000 - £40,000.
* 4 day work week working Monday – Thursday.
* 36 hours per week with flexible start and finish times.
* Pension.
* 24 days holiday (including bank holiday). Holiday allowance increase by 1 day per year in the business up to 4 days.
Responsibilities of the Mechanical Design Engineer
* Work closely with the existing design team to fully understand the customers’ needs and performance requirements.
* Design with cost in mind using cost effective decisions.
* Evaluate design concept technical and project risks.
* Hands on production & R&D machine build
* Working on existing designs, overcome mechanical problems, providing evidence, 3D models and fully details drawings (Solidworks CAD) and Vault.
* Be able to work with the team but also individually on new projects from concept to production ensuring designs are robustly engineered.
* Liaising with a multi-disciplined team during development and also with suppliers to ensure correct materials and parts are sourced.
* Will have the ability to take designs into production
* Knowledge of BOM configurations (Sage system).
* Presenting designs throughout the project and holding design reviews to peers.
* Completing ECN work on existing designs.
* Be able to identify ISO standards which have a direct impact on the design.
* Knowledge of machining methods and sheet metal designs.
* Have experience in industrial design to ensure the company produces aesthetically pleasing solutions to design briefs.
* Experience working with gears, drives and motors.
Experience required of the Mechanical Design Engineer
* Educated to Degree / HND level in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
* Minimum 5 years engineering design experience
* 3 years 3D CAD using Solidworks, also have experience in AutoCAD
* SPM/Machinery design experience would be advantageous.
This vacancy is being managed by Paul Smith. Apply here for immediate consideration or contact (phone number removed)