Position: CATIA/ Solidworks Mechanical Design Engineer
Location of work: Work remotely with occasional site visits
Contract Length: 6 months
Rate: 50 per hour - outside IR35

The role: A renowned electronics company specializing in innovative electronic systems, is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer for a 6-month contract. The successful candidate will focus on the design and development of PCB enclosures and fixture design.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design enclosures for electronic devices and overlays, ensuring aesthetics and functionality.
• Design fixtures to assemble the product together.
• Utilize CATIA or SolidWorks for detailed design and modelling (experience in both preferred).
• Work with sheet metal and plastic injection moulding processes
• Develop designs compliant with IEC 61010 standards
• Address EMC mitigation within enclosure designs
• Create PCB shapes, perform thermal analysis, and accommodate passive cooling for components heating to 60-80 C.

Requirements:

• Proficiency in CATIA and/or SolidWorks (experience with both highly advantageous).
• Strong background in enclosure design for electronic systems.
• Experience designing for sheet metal and plastic injection moulding.
• Familiarity with standards and processes for EMC mitigation and IEC 61010 compliance
• Knowledge of thermal analysis and passive cooling techniques (desirable, not essential)

Interview process: A one stage interview can be quickly arranged.