Job Description Junior Mechanical Design Engineer Kettering Hours - Monday to Friday 37.5 hrs Salary - to £28,000 Our Kettering based client is recruiting a Junior Design Engineer to work in their Test Equipment department on a permanent basis. Responsibilities Provide a mechanical design and development capability Produce drawings, prototypes and develop new concepts Assist with improving the safety of existing products to ensure CE compliance Assist with creation and maintenance of Technical File documentation Assist with creation and maintenance of component information within the ERP system Assist with preparation of prototypes, conducting tests and analysing results Assist with developing modern, state of the art designs and produce drawings for new equipment and modifications on existing products Provide technical support to production customers when required Ensure design projects meet technical brief including compliance, target, product cost and on time completion About You Candidates will be required to have the following: Recently graduated with a minimum of HNC preferably HND or degree in Engineering or an Engineering discipline Completed a placement or have worked in or completed an apprenticeship in an engineering environment Able to work as part of a team Excellent communication skills – written and verbal Aspiration to work in a design environment and gain experience working with design software and engineering practices Desirable Knowledge of CE marking and its associated Directives and Standards Experience of MRP systems Previous experience of or aspirations to learn 3D CAD Benefits Include Staff benefits include 25 – 30 days (service related) annual leave; life assurance; a group personal pension plan; income protection; free parking; flexible working hours. If interested, please apply here or call Kim Clayton to discuss further/find out more