Contract Mechanical Design Engineer

2 weeks ago


Salford, Salford, United Kingdom Samuel Frank Full time

Mechanical Design Engineer – 6 month contract - West Manchester - Special Purpose Machinery / Robotics - £40-45hr – Hybrid/Home Working Available – Outside IR35 – Immediate Start

Samuel Frank is recruiting for a contract Mechanical Design Engineer to join a successful, bespoke, special purpose machine manufacturer based in West Manchester for a December or early January start.

Successful Mechanical Design Engineer needs to have special purpose / automated machine design experience as well as knowledge of designing manufacturing cells that require robots and/or cobots.

Key aspects of the Mechanical Design Engineer role include;

  • Competent in technical aspects of mechanical design and development of special purpose machinery and / or manufacturing cells using robots/cobots complying with CE Machinery Directive
  • Ideal background for the successful Mechanical Design Engineer will include previous experience of designing for an OEM, a special purpose machine manufacturer or a systems integrator
  • 3D CAD mechanical design experience using SolidWorks.
  • Experience of working within a multi–skilled environment (i.e. knowledge of mechanical, pneumatic and electrical components)
  • Able to work out engineering calculations e.g. the force a cylinder would create and/or beam stress calculations
  • Be able to specify servo drives and motors
  • Sheet metal design experience
  • Provide a high level of commercial awareness to ensure design solutions are delivered in a cost-effective manner & design changes are managed in accordance with standard operating procedures
  • 37.5 hours per week – office located in West Manchester, role will involve a week in the office initially then the successful Mechanical Design Engineer could be mainly home-based
  • UK driving licence required – occasional day trips to site to carry out surveys will be required

The company is big on innovation and pushing the boundaries of what's possible. They're also the embodiment of the phrase "bespoke", they design special purpose machinery for a range of different sectors and applications from scratch.

If this sounds like it could be you, please hit apply and we can arrange a convenient time to talk it through.

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