Mechanical Design Engineer
- Recruiter
- Petrie Recruitment
- Location
- Gwent
- Salary
- The maximum salary would be £43,000
- Posted
- 30 Jun 2016
- Closes
- 28 Jul 2016
- Ref
- PR4322
- Sectors
- Engineering, Design, Mechanical, Manufacturing & Industrial
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Elements: -
• Demonstrate suitability of proposed design solutions through the use of appropriate engineering tools and practices e.g. Tolerance analysis, stress analysis, DFMEA, PFMEA, reliability analysis, design for manufacture etc.
• Define and conduct product testing as appropriate. This will include mechanical (endurance, shock, vibration etc.) and environmental (temperature, humidity, chemical etc.).
• The production and interpretation of engineering drawings and specifications in accordance with the appropriate national and international standards.
• Project Management - Delivering all aspects of the project to agreed timescales.
• Identification of project risk and implementation of mitigation or contingency activity as appropriate.
• Interfacing with customers, internal and external. As the product expert, you will be expected to provide technical support and guidance where required.
• Creation and maintenance of the project design dossier.
The ideal candidate will have:
• BEng or BSc in Mechanical Engineering.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience working within an electro-mechanical design environment.
• Candidates with HND or HNC with considerable experience of electro-mechanical design are invited to apply for the position.
• Experience of 2D drafting, preferably AutoCAD
• Experience with 3D surface modelling, preferably Pro Engineer or Solid Works.
• Finite Element Analysis.
• Design experience of load bearing mechanical mechanisms with a sound understanding of wear and failure mechanisms.
• A sound understanding of DFM/DFA techniques.
• Full UK driving license.