Design Engineer

Rewards and Benefits

• Full time and Permanent contract from day 1!
• Immediate Starts Available.
• Company bonus structure
• Working with blue chip organisations/clients.
• Free On-site Parking.
• Company Pension Scheme.
• Holiday entitlement + Stats.

MTrec Technical are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of a leading precision engineering and manufacturing organisation, seeking a Design Engineer to join their growing team in the heart of Northumberland.

This is a fantastic opportunity for experienced engineers with a passion for niche engineering solutions to develop innovative engineering solutions, manage projects, and act as a key technical interface between customers, internal engineering teams, and manufacturing functions within a cutting edge, and collaborative engineering environment.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for customer engineers throughout their journey with the business.
• Generate engineering solutions to customer requirements, using CAD to create 3D models and 2D drawings, potentially with the benefits of CFD analysis.
• Manage allocated projects, including raising purchase orders for materials and equipment, and overseeing prototype builds and testing.
• Collaborate with Production and Manufacturing Engineering teams to ensure a smooth transition into manufacture, ensuring processes meet customer requirements.
• Support the Sales Department by providing technical expertise when required.
• Maintain and archive all customer-related information in accordance with departmental procedures.
• Work in compliance with Health and Safety regulations.
• Ensure 5S housekeeping standards are maintained in areas under your control.

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering is essential.
• Up to 3 to 4 years engineering experience in a design, development and manufacturing environment.
• Familiar with the use of CAD to generate 3D models and 2D drawings.
• Experience of Ansys or similar software would be an advantage.
• Highly numerate and computer literate.
• Excellent analytical problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of 3D CAD design in machined components or assemblies.
• Whilst not essential, knowledge of thermodynamics and Computational Fluid Dynamics would be useful.
• Basic knowledge of electrical aspects of engineering.