Mechanical Design Engineer

Bridgend

£35,000 - £42,000

The Company

This privately owned SME design and manufacture hi-tech capital equipment which is sold locally and internationally. The company are highly successful, innovative and currently offer a combination of being office based and working from home. They have a workforce of 55 with a head office in Bridgend, South Wales and 2 small oversea entities

The Role

• Working from a top level brief, and working in collaboration with electrical, controls and software engineers - design and implement cost-effective equipment and solutions for engineering problems and help improve safety, reliability and throughput
• Developing a project specification with colleagues, often including those from other engineering disciplines
• Producing details of specifications and outline designs
• Designing robust solutions within a 3D environment, ensuring best practice modelling to minimise waste in the model and eliminate conflicting information between models and drawings
• Discussing and solving complex problems with customers, internal departments, subcontractors and suppliers, considering the implications of issues such as cost, safety and time constraints
• Creation of documentation for the release of products to production, including but not
• limited to BoM, spares list, build instructions and assembly drawings
• Assembly of prototypes, recommending modifications following prototype test results
• Preparing product documentation for service, publications and sales and marketing
• Creating engineering drawings conforming to BS8888, ISO 9001 and internal company standards for presentation to various suppliers
• Ensuring designs conform to international standards and directives
• Undertaking any other projects and duties as requested which are within the competence of the job holder

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications, experience and attributes:

• Qualified to degree level in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Science, Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent
• Be highly experienced in a product development environment specifically design for manufacture, assembly and service, to ensure design concepts can be consistently manufactured to enable repeatability of function and operation
• Experience of using Autodesk Inventor or similar CAD for part drawing and assembly creation i.e.Creo, Solidworks
• Experience of BoM creation and control within CAD package
• Experience of Vault or other PLM software
• Ability to interpret and evaluate both mechanical and electrical drawings
• Knowledge and experience of working within a formal ECN process to maintain clear and accurate records of changes within drawings
• Ability to manage time and resources and prioritise tasks based on a dynamic project function
• Happy to travel and undertake customer visits when required
• Strong verbal and precise written communications skills to engage with internal and external contacts, effectively gather information and express instructions clearly

In Return

As well as a competitive salary package the company offer 25 days leave, pension, life insurance and a bonus scheme. Their offices are well appointed and offer a productive and friendly working environment.
For more information contact Kim Simpson at Work Wales for a confidential discussion