Mechanical Design Engineer

Job Description:

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