Design engineer

Location: Cross Hills

The Mechanical Design Engineer will be responsible for the following:

• Design & develop new mechanisms & machine systems to support project requirements.

• Adaptation of existing designs where required to support customer specifications.

• Supporting downstream departments to execute new/existing designs including identifying opportunities for design improvement/value engineering.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Design & detailing of new components, mechanisms & systems.

• Development of new processes including the use of new materials.

• Development of existing components/designs.

• Issuing of machine parts on SAP in accordance with machine delivery schedules.

• Supporting assembly/manufacturing in building/commissioning machines.

• Liaising with the Sales team to provide support for technical bids.

• Creating customer documentation and creating/maintaining records to customer's own standards.

• Conduct design reviews, DFMEAs and PFMEAs.
• Working on machine design projects (machine specification, mechanism design, tooling design…etc.) as required.

• Understand, and work at all times in line with Values and Directives; specifically following the highest standards of health and safety.

• Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested

Key Skills Requirements:

• Minimum HNC in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

• Previous CAD experience preferable, ideally Siemens NX.

• Must be familiar with Microsoft Office products, Word, Excel etc.

• Ability to understand engineering drawings.

• Ability to work effectively both in a team and independently .

• Ability to work with various departments and with people at all levels of the company.

• Strong communication and organisational skills.

To apply please send your cv in word format