Job Description
Role: Mechanical Design Engineer
Location: Uckfild, East Sussex
Salary: £competitive
**Fully Onsite role**
Position Summary
The Mechanical Design Engineer plays a key role in supporting existing product designs, and working with a team of engineers on new product designs to drive top line company growth. The role is varied and requires the candidate to be organized, methodical, hands on, and willing to learn new skills.
Main skills required: CAD, AUTODESK, INVENTOR
Key Responsibilities:
1. Design robust mechanical components, assemblies, and test fixtures for the Geotechnical Instrumentation industry;
2. Generate detail drawings, BOM’s, engineering datasheets, inspection and test narratives etc.;
3. Provide input and advice during the development and manufacturing of physical prototypes for testing;
4. Perform mechanical engineering calculations (limits and fits) and stress analysis (FEA) on proposed designs/concepts as needed;
5. Analyze and test existing products to identify areas for improvement;
6. Liaise with the production department on sourcing, availability and pricing of product estimates;
7. Liaise with supplier...