Job Description

My client is a market leading innovation company who are looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer to deliver detailed mechanical designs for products and processes for internal and external customers as part of the Engineering Team.

Your responsibilities:

• Develops solutions and designs to satisfy mechanical requirements.
• Provides advice and engineering support in mechanical aspects of design.
• Gains an understanding of the products, processes and designs across the site's product range.
• Uses deductive reasoning to solve problems
• Works well as part of the Engineering Team in a supportive, collaborative, and co-operative manner.
• Manages own workload in order to complete allocated tasks to agreed deadlines.
• Expert in the design and development process and procedures.
• Displays attention to detail in producing technical documentation.
• Correct interpretation, understanding and application of a wide variety of technical documents including drawings, work instructions and test procedures.
• Keeps track of multiple tasks and projects.
• Capable of interrogating the company's IT networks and databases.

Who are you:

• Degree or equivalent in a mechanical engineering discipline, or equivalent vocational training in a relevant industrial environment
• Solid experience in the detailed design of machined parts
• Design for manufacture
• Ability to demonstrate original thinking and an innovative approach to problem solving, from top-level concept to piece-part design.
• Knowledge of manufacturing techniques appropriate to small batch production
• Hands-on experience of 2D and 3D CAD systems
• Problem solving & lateral thinking
• Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to demonstrate scientific literacy
• Non-smoker/vaper
• Knowledge of opto-mechanical principles and kinematic techniques
• (D & P) FMEA analysis
• Familiarity with ISO 9001
• Knowledge of engineering workshop theory and practice
• Knowledge of geometrical tolerance
• Experience with ceramic parts design for high-precision, high-stability (mechanical & thermal) assemblies
• Experience of low-out gassing materials in high vacuum applications
• Experience of thermal management strategies
• Experience of finite elements analysis

Start Date ASAP, working hours will be 37.5 hours per week
Due to the site rules the successful candidate must be a non-smoker/Vaper

If you are interested in this role, please contact Vanessa at 02380 683 444 or apply now