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Senior Mechanical Engineer, Glasgow, to £55K + benefits
A fantastic opportunity for a Senior Mechanical Engineer with small team mentoring / lead experience to join a growing multi-national company and step up into a bigger role.
As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will undertake a key role in the Engineering department which is the technical authority of the business in the development, design and production of technically sound and viable solutions to our customers problems. This position is a hands-on role, combining your Mechanical Design experience with your small team mentoring / lead experience and also offers the potential to expand your skills into a broader department lead / management role. The role is based in Glasgow, Scotland.
What you will do:
Provide Mechanical Design and Engineering (Solidworks, AutoCAD) expertise to all projects across the department.
Have overall responsibility for research and development, including all engineering and mechanical designs, material selection, maintaining development schedules, compliance to various design Codes and contract
requirements, producing progress reports, and all other activities associated with R&D.
Confer with management, production, and sales staff to discuss project specifications and procedures required to meet customer requirements.
Provide technical support on customer enquiries to enable the Sales department to bid and successfully win business.
Coordinate and direct projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of technical activities to achieve requirements.
Analyse technology, resource needs, and market demand, to plan and assess the feasibility of projects giving solutions/requirements.
Direct, review, and approve product design and changes.
Assign, direct, and evaluate more Junior Engineers work, and oversee the development and maintenance of staff competence.
Develop and implement policies, standards and procedures for the engineering and technical work performed in the department, service, or company.
Inspire, mentor, grow and develop engineering talent while providing vision and direction for the team.
What you will need:
Degree/Advanced/Higher Apprenticeship in Engineering Function (Mechanical) and/or equivalent job experience.
5+ years of experience in a related/ similar mechanical engineering role, preferably within a supervisory/ mentoring capacity.
Experience in mechanical engineering design and analysis in the field of complex machinery.
Strong SolidWorks skills with the ability to conduct analysis with manual or finite element analysis techniques.
Thorough understanding of pertinent codes, governing regulations, and industry practice.
Ability to read & interpret engineering drawings, standards, and specifications.
Comprehensive understanding of mechanical engineering principles associated with the design, analysis, and operation of complex machinery.
Proficient in SolidWorks, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Experience with ERP systems.
So, if you are a capable Senior Mechanical Engineer with small team mentoring or lead experience and believe you are capable of achieving more this is a role you really should consider.
For more information or to apply for this Senior Mechanical Engineer job, please contact Mike Jenkins on 01582 329991 and I'll happily talk you through it.
