Job Description
Job title: Mechanical Design Engineer\nLocation: Leicestershire (South)\nContract Type: Permanent\nSalary: Up to £50K plus benefits package (depending on experience)\nAdditional benefits: 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays, Company Pension, Free parking, Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance, Discretionary Bonus.\n\nPRS Engineering has engaged with a new client and an established specialist manufacturer based in South Leicestershire (25 minutes from Leicester City Centre, 30 minutes from Northampton).\n\nDue to team expansion, we are seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer on a permanent basis. Ideally you will have experience/knowledge in Ancillary Equipment Fabrication, Sheet Metal & Steel Structures. As Mechanical Design Engineer you will deliver bespoke projects to multiple industry sectors.\n\nThe Role:\n\nWorking within the Engineering team to provide technical information to other departments to achieve the required specification and quality at best price.\nEnsure all legislative and safety criteria are met and adhered to.\nProducing technical CAD models and drawings using 3D software.\nProducing technical calculations to justify the design and decision-making process.\nPlaying a major role in new product development, providing support in terms of design, manufacture and ensuring coherence to current legislation.\nProduce concepts and designs of steel structural, Sheetmetal and mechanism.\nKey skills/experience:\n\nProficient in the use of SolidWorks 3D CAD software.\nGoods vehicle product and supplier knowledge would be a distinct advantage.\nGood time management skills with an ability to prioritise workload.\nGood technical understanding of an engineering environment.\nFabrication design experience an advantage.\nExperience of hydraulics, pneumatics and 12/24v electrics systems desirable (5% of the role so not essential is you have experience in this field).\nAbility to develop and produce calculations to justify design.\nAble to work as part of a team and/or on your own initiative.\nBe able to produce technical drawings for manufacture.\nPortrays enthusiasm, passion, and ambition with a positive ‘can do’ attitude.\nThe ability to liaise with colleagues and customers using good communication skills