Position : Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Sector : Mechanical Engineering

Location : Sheffield

Salary : 50,000 - 60,000

In this role you will be responsible for product design, development, and detailing utilizing CAD software and other engineering skills / calculations. Developing engineering and coordinating a team of Designers being responsible for Projects specific areas, machines, technologies and working closely with Project Engineer to reach assigned targets.

Your responsibilities will include:

Accountable for the completion of 3D modelling, detail design, technical calculations, and product development as assigned by management utilizing the internal software and tools.

Responsible for assigned portion of product design and development process, ensuring project schedules are maintained while following the Company standards.

Coordinate and mentor the Designer Engineers, whilst maintaining responsibility for Projects within specific areas, working closely with Project Engineers to reach assigned target

Develop the layout of areas of equipment, proposal layout, basic engineering of new mechanical equipment based on Customer requests

Carry out complex mechanical calculations

Oversee Design Engineers during detail engineering stage

Participate in commercial / technical (basic and detail design) meetings worldwide. This will involve customer interaction and other business units such as Civil, Piping, Automation

Assist Purchasing, Manufacturing, Erection and Commissioning Departments during handling of developed engineering where necessary

Continuous monitoring on project progress, identify any areas of concern, escalate where necessary and manage customer expectations

Support sales activities through drawing/document creation and on-site reverse engineering of products.

Liaison with representatives from suppliers during technical evaluations of project solutions.

Manage expectations, clarify requirements and make requests, including submission deadline changes, as required.

About you:

Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent relevant experience.
3-5 years of experience in 2D and 3D CAD required (Autodesk Inventor an advantage but not essential) within an OEM structured engineering department
Metallurgy, material science, heat treatment; specific knowledge in cutting, welding, heat treatment and machining
Mechanical calculations (NX, MathCAD, Microsoft Excel)
Free reading of design/technical documentation
To operate freely with international documentation: technical books, standards, catalogues etc (AutoCAD, Inventor)
Work in international groups with ability to communicate both verbally and written and work within a worldwide team environment.
Strong analytical and problem-solving ability looking at overall results and finer details.
Ability to prioritise workload, on-time delivery and deliver on-time results to Company standards whilst working on multiple projects.
Experience undertaking structured writing in the form of technical reports.
Available for regular business travel (worldwide)
Basic product/plant understanding and know-how (what pieces go where and how to find reference information).

About Us

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