Mechanical Design Engineer Jobs in 2020

Mechanical Design Engineer

Job Type : Permanent, Full Time

Salary : £35000 – £45000/annum + Excellent benefits

Mech Tech Professionals is actively recruiting for a Mechanical Design Engineer for our niche manufacturer and worldwide exporter in South Wales.
Our client is a pioneering and successfully privately owned SME with a head office in South Wales with two overseas offices. Due to continued success, our client is looking to grow their Product Development Team to enhance support for their current products ranging from small component design to complex turnkey solutions.
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the key responsibilities of the role will include:
* Working in collaboration with electrical, controls and software engineers to design and implement cost-effective equipment and solutions for engineering problems and help improve safety, reliability and throughput.
* Develop project specification with colleagues, frequently including those from other engineering disciplines.
* Producing details of specifications and outline designs.
* Designing robust solutions within a 3D environment, ensuring best practice modelling to reduce waste in the model and eradicate conflicting information between models and drawings.
* Discussions to solve complex problems with customers, internal departments, sub- contractors and suppliers, considering the implications of issues such as cost, safety and time constraints.
* Creation of documentation for the release of products to production, including but not limited to BoM, spares list, build instructions and assembly drawings.
* Assembling of prototypes, suggesting modifications following prototype test results.
* Preparing product documentation for service, publications and sales and marketing.
* Creating engineering drawings conforming to BS8888, ISO 9001 and internal company standards for presentation to various suppliers.
* Ensuring designs conform to international standards and directives.
To be considered, the you will ideally be qualified to a degree level in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Science, Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent and have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a product development environment specifically design for manufacture, assembly and service; to ensure design concepts can be consistently manufactured.
* Experience of using Autodesk Inventor for part drawing and assembly creation (other CAD packages would be considered. (Creo, SolidWorks)
* Experience of BoM creation and control within CAD package.
* Experience of Vault or other PLM software.
* Ability to interpret and evaluate both mechanical and electrical drawings.
* Knowledge and experience of working within a formal ECN process to maintain clear and accurate records of changes within drawings.
* Ability to manage time and resources effectively and prioritise tasks based on a dynamic project function with a willingness to travel and undertake customer visits when required.
* Strong verbal and precise written communications skills to engage with internal and external contacts, effectively gather information and express instructions clearly.
Mech Tech Professionals is operating as an Employment Agency.
Once you apply to this job, your application will be reviewed by Mech Tech Professionals. If your application is successful, a consultant will be in contact with you within the next 7 days. If you do not hear from us within 7 days, then your application has not been successful on this occasion. We may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.
All candidates registering with Mech Tech Professionals will need to provide proof of identity, and evidence of any experience, training and qualifications our client considers necessary for this position