Mechanical Design Engineer
Posted 1 week ago by TipTopJob
£39,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Blandford Forum, England, United Kingdom
Summary: This role is for a Mechanical Design Engineer based near Blandford Forum, Dorset, focusing on managing mechanical design projects from concept to completion using SolidEdge. The position involves liaising with customers, producing detailed designs, and ensuring compliance with ISO procedures. The candidate will work collaboratively with a project team and be responsible for sourcing components and conducting acceptance tests. The role offers flexible working hours and a range of benefits.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage mechanical design projects within cost constraints.
- Design probing and handling mechanisms for test fixtures and custom engineering solutions.
- Liaise with customers on projects and their mechanical requirements.
- Produce detailed designs to customer specifications, implementing changes if necessary.
- Work as part of a project team with engineers from other disciplines.
- Produce drawings to BS8888 for manufacture and General Assembly.
- Sourcing components and producing accurate parts lists.
- Carry out factory acceptance tests and site acceptance tests when required.
- Integrate mechanical assembly into complete systems.
- Work within ISO procedures, including controlled documentation and change control management.
Key Skills:
- Minimum 2 years experience within Design, ideally in the Test and Measurement industry.
- Familiarity with machined components and assembly techniques.
- Experience with a 3D drawing package, SolidEdge preferred, but Solidworks or Inventor also acceptable.
- Experienced in concept to completion design ownership.
- Good analytical skills.
- Experience working within tight deadlines.
Salary (Rate): £39,000 yearly
City: Blandford Forum
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Engineering
Near Blandford forum, Dorset GBP39,000 : GBP41,000 + Hybrid + Flextime + Benefits Great opportunity here to join a leading company within its field. You will be managing projects from concept to completion using SolidEdge.
The Role
- Manage mechanical design projects within cost constraints.
- Design probing and handling mechanisms for test fixtures and custom engineering solutions.
- Liaise with customers on projects and their mechanical requirements
- Detailed design to customer specifications (implementing changes if necessary)
- Work as part of a project team with engineers from other disciplines
- Producing drawings to BS8888 for manufacture and General Assembly
- Sourcing components and producing accurate parts lists
- Carry out factory acceptance tests (and site acceptance tests, when required)
- Integration of mechanical assembly into complete systems
- Work within ISO procedures (controlled documentation and change control management
The Candidate
- Minimum 2 years experience within Design.
- Ideally Test and Measurement industry.
- Familiarity with machined components and assembly techniques.
- Experience with a 3d drawing package, SolidEdge ideal but Solidworks or Inventor also fine.
- Experienced in concept to completion design ownership.
- Good analytical skills.
- Experience working within tight deadlines.
The Benefits
- Flexible hours
- WFH
- 32 days AL
- National rewards scheme
If you are interested in this position please click apply. Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent and contract roles within Engineering and Manufacturing, IT and Digital, Science and Technology and Service and Sales sectors. Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills and qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.