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My client is looking for an experienced mechanical engineer to join their business, ideally with a degree (mechanical / aerospace / motorsport), this is an office based 40 a week role.
Roles and responsibilities
Reporting to the design and engineering manager you will be expected to:
- Support our apprenticeship development
- Lead and take ownership of work packages from concept through to manufacture To include - design specification, customer relationships, project management, product design, 2d drawings for manufacture.
- Complete FMEA activities where required.
- Contribute to the production of new innovations.
- Support the manufacturing team where required.
- Contribute to shop floor activities when required.
- Lead - Quality / Healthy & Safety / environmental initiatives to ensure compliance with all the relevant standards.
- Managing and monitoring Engineering change notifications and corrective actions reporting.
- Create test and development plans
Required knowledge and skills
- Ideally 5 years of industry work experience with an extensive understanding of engineering principles and manufacturing processes.
- Bachelor's degree in a mechanical discipline Mechanical / Motorsport / aerospace
- Full UK license with own vehicle
- Experienced with an industry standard CAD package (SolidWorks ideally, but training is offered)
- Automotive / Commercial vehicles / Heavy industry equipment experience
- Experience leading work packages on their own
- Proven experience in product development and product release
- Ability to design parts from first principles such as hand calculations, bearing selection, fixings methods, material selection, limits and fits etc.
- Ability to absorb and take on unfamiliar work packages
- Understanding of industry standard and how these are applied to designs
- The ability to create functional 2D drawings from first principles with correct application of GD&T (BS 88 88).
- The ability to use Finite Element methods to evaluate mechanical designs
- Composites experience
- Basic understanding of CFD
Personal skills
- Good communication skills and ability to converse with all levels within the company.
- Ability to work alone, as a team and lead others when required.
- Demonstrate a high level of motivation, innovation and initiate with an ability to train others.
- Someone who enjoys a challenge and doesn't get deterred by setbacks.
