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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Competitive Package, Poole
Client:
South West Recruitment
Location:
Poole, United Kingdom
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
2dc0ab172c65
Job Views:
81
Posted:
18.02.2025
Expiry Date:
04.04.2025
Job Description:
We are recruiting for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer for a global engineering group focused on the precise control and movement of fluids in critical applications.
The company works with leading international companies in over 50 countries to deliver innovative engineering solutions to address global trends such as clean energy, energy efficiency, healthcare, and increasing automation.
Flexible Working
The Company recognises that flexible working can improve employee motivation, performance, and productivity.
The company is committed to offering flexible working arrangements, provided that the needs and objectives of both the business and employee can be met.
Hours of Work: 37 hours per week. 8.00am to 4.30pm Mon to Thurs and 8.00am to 1.00pm Friday
Location: Poole, Dorset, Office based. Can offer hybrid arrangements depending on business and person's need
* 25 days holiday (Christmas Close Down uses up to 3 days from this)
* Up to 8% pension
* 5 x Death in Service
* ShareSave Scheme
* Health Cash Plan
* Cycle to work scheme
* EAP
* Onsite Physio and Massage
* Work Wear
Job Summary
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the role is responsible for supporting the Product Development strategy delivering profitable organic growth and continuous improvement. The role is part of the Engineering Department and involves working effectively with the Projects, Production, and Quality Engineering teams and Manufacturing Department.
Responsibilities
* Design market-leading products applying sound engineering practice in a timeframe consistent with the business objectives.
* Liaise with customers through the quotation and pre-production phases to understand customer needs and provide class-leading technology.
* Apply innovation to product design, optimising value-added performance characteristics and functionality to gain competitive advantage.
* Interpret and apply relevant engineering standards, legislation, certification, and customer compliance requirements.
* Compile design reports, stress calculations, tolerance stack-up analysis, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and other relevant design validation methodology.
* Apply significant specialist knowledge in technology, certification, or industrial applications to New Product Development.
* Take leadership in design validation and qualification testing, including planning research and R&D and subcontracted resources.
* Drive concurrent engineering, applying appreciation for manufacturing methodology, process capability, assembly, testing methodology, and inspection process capability.
* Co-ordinate project teams when appropriate to ensure the related small team of engineers efficiently releases the pre-production project workload.
* Check, verify, and sign off work completed by Level 1,2, and 3 Design Engineers as appropriate, providing mentorship if required.
* Apply VAVE to product design, ensuring manufacturing costs are minimised and cost targets are achieved by working effectively with production engineers.
* Provide detailed instructions for manufacture, inspection, and R&D testing within the New Product Development process.
Requirements
* Mechanical Engineering Degree or equivalent qualification or experience.
* Knowledge of valve design technologies - relevant experience in materials, mechanics, engineering mathematics, magnetics, fluid power, corrosion, stress, and thermodynamics.
* Knowledge of fluid power applications and circuit design, component selection, installation methods, performance interactions, and control systems.
* In-depth understanding of modern manufacturing methods, inspection, and assembly techniques within a precision CNC engineering and electronics environment.
* Sound understanding of technical risk mitigation, design validation, and qualification methodology.
* Proficient in engineering software as applicable, 2D and 3D CAD, FEA, CFD, Mathcad, MS Office, preferably using Autodesk platforms (AutoCAD, Inventor, Ansys).
Desirable
* Experience with high-pressure valve design for Nuclear, Oil and Gas, or Space and related certification, customer practices, and regulations.
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