Mechanical Design Engineer

3 weeks ago


Middlewich, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Mechanical Design Engineer
Days with hybrid up to 3 days
Middlewich
£35,000 - £45,000 DOE
Benefits -
* 25 days + 8 days bank
* Death in Service
* Sick Pay

* Pension scheme

This is an excellent opportunity to work within a leading defense and marine business. With expansive growth over the last year and heading into next this is an excellent opportunity to become a core member of a small design funcition.

Key Responsibilities:
* Design Contribution: Lead the design process for current projects, turning concepts into fully realized, manufacturable production designs.
* CAD Expertise: Utilize SolidWorks for detailed design modeling and AutoCAD or equivalent tools for supplementary design tasks.
* Material Selection & Fabrication: Select appropriate engineering materials and apply knowledge of sheet metal forming, welding, and machining to ensure manufacturability.
* Marine Design Focus: Design systems and components for the marine environment, ensuring proper packaging of mechanical, electrical, and control systems.
* Finite Element Analysis (FEA): Use FEA software to validate designs, ensuring safety, performance, and durability.
* Project Collaboration: Participate in internal and customer design reviews, ensuring feasibility and refining designs based on feedback.
* System Integration: Design products that interface machine hardware, controls, and software to meet customer requirements.
* Documentation & Support: Produce detailed design drawings, engineering documentation, and support fabrication, installation, and testing activities.
* Team Success: Contribute to team success through active involvement in the full project lifecycle-from design to procurement, assembly, commissioning, and customer acceptance.

Experience:
* 5+ years of mechanical design experience in industrial and/or marine sectors.
* Advanced user of SolidWorks and AutoCAD, with proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel).
* Strong understanding of material selection, fabrication methods (sheet metal, welding, machining), and mechanical engineering principles.
* Degree in design or engineering discipline.
* Knowledge of marine mechanical design, with the ability to integrate electrical/control systems effectively.
* Experienced in applying Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to design validation.
* Strong organizational, communication, and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
* Marine or naval mechanical engineering experience is highly desirable

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business



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