Design Engineer

G  Recruitment Ltd are proud to be working in partnership with a leading Recycling / Material Handling machinery manufacturing business based in Northamptonshire, recruiting for an experienced Design Engineer who is highly proficient in using Solid Works design software.

As the Design Engineer you will be strong in designing sheet metal fabricated parts & large structural components for large scale machinery (cutting, bending, moulding, forming & assembling processes), plus with strong knowledge of weldments & designing high capital machinery solutions within automated MHE conveyor systems / recycling systems (compactors, balers, tippers, feeders etc.).

If you are keen to support the design of high capital machinery & if you possess strong detailing of fabricated products experience, along with 2D & 3D draughting using Solid Works 3D design software.then this could be the ideal design role for you.

Designer Duties:

• Producing technical drawings of high quality & continuity.
• Produce detailed manufacturing drawings of machinery, structures, components & layouts from 3D models (on Solid Works).
• Produce accurate fabrication drawings (Steel Fabrications).
• Produce accurate assembly drawings.
• Produce BOM s (Bill of Materials).
• Ensuring the drawings & parts database is up to date.
• Work closely with manufacturing, engineering & sales teams.

Attributes:

• A time-served experienced Design Engineer, Solid Works Draughtsman, Solid Works Draughts person, CAD Designer, AutoCAD Designer, Product Engineer, Development Engineer or similar roles with comparable duties.
• HNC, HND or Degree qualified (all considered).
• Strong in using Solid Works (essential).
• Experience also in using AutoCAD (beneficial).
• Strong in 2D & 3D draughting.
• Strong knowledge of fabrication & sheet metal work.
• High capital machinery design support experience.
• Recycling machinery experience
• MHE conveyor systems experience (belts, rollers, overheads, automotive, vertical, incline, gravity or similar) is useful.

This role could suit someone working as a Solid Works Designer, Design Engineer, Draughtsman, Draughts person, Mechanical Design Engineer, CAD Design Engineer, Solid Works Draughtsman, Product Design Engineer, Design for Manufacture (DfM) Engineer, 3D Modelling & Simulation Designer or similar.

The position is commutable from Northampton, Kettering, Corby, Burton Latimer, Rushden, Thrapston, Wellingborough, Raunds, Rushton, Rothwell, Desborough, Uppingham, Market Harborough, Leicester, Milton Keynes, Bedford, Stamford, Oakham, those looking to relocate to these areas would also be considered.

Interviews are to take place immediately, with the potential of a December / January start for the right design talent.

Apply today!