Mechanical Project Engineer

Mechanical Project Engineer | Oxford | £45,000 - £50,000pa plus exceptional benefits:

FANCY WORKING A 9 DAY FORNIGHT!!!

MARS Recruitment is exclusively recruiting a Mechanical Project Engineer to join a world leader in the design and manufacturing of instrumentation, systems and devices. After a great couple of years for the business, they are now looking to recruit a Mechanical Project Engineer to manage the delivery of a range of projects from conception through design and into manufacturing.

This would really suit a Mechanical Design Engineer with several years of experience who likes to project manage and enjoys liaising with the customer, design and manufacturing teams to deliver a world-class product.

On a day-to-day basis, the Mechanical Project Engineer will liaise with customers, understand and interpreting their technical requirements. You would then create functional specifications and liaise with the design team and assist with any calculations and analysis. The next phase of the project lifecycle would be to define test specifications. Whilst this is all happening you will be preparing documentation and supporting information for that specific product within manufacturing.

Managing the process from start through to finish, you will need to keep in contact with the customer at all times right through to the point of installation.

The successful Mechanical Project Engineer will need to be degree educated ideally in Mechanical Engineering. The following experience and skills are essential criteria:

• Experience in managing significant projects or programmes.
• Product experience in high precision mechanics and motions.
• Ability to carry out design, analysis and/or calculations.
• Wide experience of design and build processes, knowledge of drawing standards.
• The confidence and credibility to lead the projects.
• Previous experience in managing projects.
• Ability to plan across multiple projects and tasks.
• Ability to check and validate engineering designs.
• Ability to prepare and manage engineering budgets.
• Knowledge of drawing standards and design processes.
• Ability to work within ISO 9001 Quality Standards.
• Awareness of Occupational Health and Safety.

• Familiarity with 3D modelling and CAD packages.
• Experience of using Microsoft Project or similar software

Our client is offering an excellent salary and benefits package including

• 9 day working fortnight
• 25 days holiday
• contributory pension
• life insurance
• relaxed and flexible working environment

MARS Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes applications from suitably qualified applicants regardless of race, colour, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other protected status.