Job summary

You will be expected to produce design concepts and designs for complex scanning solutions including general assembly drawings, fabricated structures, sheet metalwork, machined components and hydraulic systems.

Key skills required for this role

Mechanical Design, Hydraulics, Pneumatic, Fabrication, Electro-mechanical assemblies

Important

Mechanical Design, Hydraulics, Pneumatic, Fabrication, Electro-mechanical assemblies

Job description

Our client, a leader in detection technology within the manufacturing and engineering sectors, is currently seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join their team in Stoke-on-Trent.

Key Responsibilities:

• Producing designs of various engineering structures including fabricated structures, sheet metalwork, and machined components.
• Producing general arrangement and assembly drawings/instructions as required.
• Taking responsibility for bills of materials to support assemblies.
• Ensuring that mechanical designs include support for electrical and other system components.
• Working within the engineering design framework including participation in design reviews, new project kick-off meetings, and customer meetings as required.
• Responsible for design sign-off to the manufacturing group and processing Engineering Change Requests (ECR's) and Engineering Change Orders (ECO's) through the document control system.

Job Requirements:

• HNC or higher in mechanical engineering is preferred, although equivalent industrial experience will be considered.
• SolidWorks design experience is essential with a proven track record in the design of fabrications, sheet metalwork, and machined components.

Key Skills and Experience:

• Strong background in the creation of new design concepts for heavily fabricated products.
• Understanding of the skills required to develop complex electro-mechanical assemblies.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently and cross functionally with excellent organisation and time management skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to give and take instruction.
• Experience of design for manufacture with a background in a production environment would be beneficial.
• Ability to work with other design packages such as Autodesk Inventor would be beneficial.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Supportive and collaborative work environment
• Employee benefits package

If you are an experienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer looking for an exciting new opportunity, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dynamic team in Stoke-on-Trent.