Senior Mechanical Design Engineer + 47,000 + 33 days holiday (inc BH) + Day shift with a lunch time finish on a Friday.
Our SME manufacturing client based in Ashton is looking for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join their business in a permanent capacity. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in electro-mechanical product development and support. This is an active mechanical design role within a team, sustaining existing products and developing new concepts and ideas for customer quotations and internal product development.
The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer will interface and cooperate with sales, materials/procurement, manufacturing, and relevant qualification in mechanical engineering. Demonstrable practical experience of over 5 years, with a track record of successful product designs, is essential. All products are inherently electro-mechanical, so a good appreciation of mechanical and electrical design principles will be necessary. Experience in lighting or road/rail electromechanical products design would be desirable.
Main duties of the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer are:
* Coordinate with the Engineering Manager on priorities according to business requirements.
* Maintain existing products, designs, and documentation when changes are required.
* BOM maintenance.
* Liaise with design and manufacturing partners.
* Provide technical support and solutions to quality & production; problem solving and product diagnosis as issues arise.
* Provide technical support and input for the sales team and customer enquiries.
* Design & develop new products that are reliable and meet the required road and rail product standards.
* Prepare concepts, designs & prototypes for new products.
* Liaise with 3rd party test partners to enable type testing of products.
* Manage in-house testing & reporting e.g., thermal test and functional test for development and fault finding.
* Review and implement customer standards in product designs and manufacturing processes.
Skills and experience required for the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer:
* CAD 3D modelling & 2D detailing using engineering software CREO, SolidWorks, or similar - 3 years minimum.
* Detail specification using GD&T tolerance studies.
* Experienced at maintaining and creating configurable BOMs.
* Technical documentation writing.
* BOM & manufacturing software e.g., Syspro, SAP, SAGE, etc.
* Microsoft 365 office tools: Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
* Manufacturing processes: Plastic Injection Moulding, Vacuum forming, metal diecasting fabrication, and sheet metal.
* Business processes and procedures, exposure to ISO 9001 document control systems.
* Experience with electrical/electromechanical devices or components e.g., PCBs, LEDs, Connectors, Power Supplies.
* Conversant & experienced with DFMEA studies.
* Understanding and implementing industry standards & directives.
* Qualification in a relevant engineering discipline; 5 years work experience in an engineering environment.
* Experience with LED lighting or optics is desirable.
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