Lead Design Engineer

2 weeks ago


Poole, United Kingdom IMI Critical Engineering Full time

**Lead Design Engineer** **Location**: Poole, BH17 7EF **Salary**: Negotiable, DOE **Contract**: Full time, Permanent **We are IMI Critical Engineering; we are recruiting and we want you.** We work with leading international companies in over 50 countries to deliver innovative engineering solutions to address global trends such as clean energy, energy efficiency, healthcare and increasing automation. Our Company heritage spans over 150 years during which time we have established a strong international reputation for excellence and innovation. We operate across three globally recognized divisions: IMI Critical Engineering, IMI Precision Engineering and IMI Hydronic Engineering having £1.9 billion revenue with c11,500 employees worldwide. We are now recruiting for a Lead Engineer to join us on a permanent basis. **About the Lead Design Engineer**: You will support the Product Development strategy delivering profitable organic growth and continuous improvement. **In addition to this your duties will include**: - Liaise with customers through the quotation and pre-production phases. - Compile design reports, stress calculations, tolerance stack-up analysis, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and other relevant design validation methodology. - Take leadership in design validation and qualification testing, including planning research and Research and Development (R&D) and sub-contracted resources. - Co-ordinate project teams when appropriate. - Check, verify, and sign off work completed by Level 1,2 and 3 Design Engineers as appropriate, providing mentorship if required. - Provide detailed instructions for manufacture, inspection and R&D testing within the New Product Development process. - Provide technical support and product training to customers and sales engineers. - Compile Operating and Maintenance Manuals for new and derivative products. **Our essential criteria for this role are**: - Mechanical Engineering Degree or equivalent qualification or experience. - Knowledge of valve design technologies - relevant experience in materials, mechanics, engineering mathematics, magnetics, fluid power, corrosion, stress and thermodynamics. - In depth understanding of modern manufacturing methods, inspection and assembly techniques within a precision CNC engineering and electronics environment. - Sound understanding of technical risk mitigation, design validation and qualification methodology. - Proficient in engineering software as applicable, 2D and 3D CAD, FEA, CFD, Mathcad, MS Office, preferably using Autodesk platforms (AutoCAD, Inventor, Ansys) - Professional and effective communication skills both verbal and written. - Ability to travel both nationally and internationally to attend professional training opportunities or provide technical support and product training to customers, distributors and Sales Engineers. - Ability to evaluate processes and instigate continuous improvement. **It would be great if you had**: - Experience with high pressure valve design for Nuclear, Oil and Gas, or Space and related certification, customer practices and regulations. **If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role, click on "APPLY" today, forwarding an up-to-date copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance.** No agencies please.



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