Mechanical Design Engineer in Exeter)

We are searching for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our clients existing design team. In this role you will be responsible for the design, engineering and specification of new products alongside the maintenance of our clients existing product range. You will report to the Technical Engineering Manager and alongside the Design team you will be expected to generate production ready designs and help ensure the smooth running of the department. You will ensure that new products are designed and developed within the agreed timescales and to the standards expected.

Role duties

• Work closely with the Technical Engineering Manager and the Design and Development department to take products from conception to detailed engineering drawings for manufacture.
• Determine manufacturing methods for engineering designs accounting for both in-house and external manufacture capabilities.
• Carry out DFMEA at the outset of each project, monitoring the completion of actions identified and working with the development team to identify product design failure modes.
• Ensure that tolerance analysis is carried out during the design process, allowing for ease of manufacture, product function and eliminating tolerance build up issues during product manufacture and assembly.
• Work with all departments involved in the NPD program, in particular, Development, Production Engineering & Purchasing, ensuring design for manufacture is implemented prior to product handover.
• Work with the Production Engineering department to optimise designs to reduce costs, increase efficiency and maintain product quality.
• Ensure Bill of Materials spreadsheets are generated during the design process enabling Production Engineering to generate product manufacturing costs.
• Ensure new product progress feedback sheets are filled out and kept up to date.

Qualifications and experience

• You will be either degree educated or have a proven engineering background with a strong bias toward mechanical engineering.
• Demonstrate ability in product development from initial prototype to mass production.
• Experience of sheet metal manufacture and knowledge of sheet metal processes is required.
• Experience of generating Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis reports (DFMEA Reports) and implementing the actions identified is required.
• Experience of tolerance build up analysis and resolving areas of concern.
• Proven experience of working with Solid Edge (consideration will be given to individuals who have worked with SolidWorks).
• Ability to generate 2D production drawings according to GD&T best practice.
• Demonstrated ability in design for manufacture considerations.
• Folding simulation software experience whilst NOT essential, would be an advantage.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to demonstrate continuous learning.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.
• Proven team working skills.
• Ability to work to set standards and procedures in an ISO9001:2015 registered company.
• Structured and organised individual with the ability to prioritise and work on your own initiative.

Benefits and working patterns

The role comes with an excellent benefits package and once probation has been successfully completed some home-based working is available with prior consent from management (up to 2-days per week). The benefits include, 32 days holiday (including bank holidays), flexitime, competitive salary, pension, loyalty bonus, life assurance, free eye tests, training, rewards hub, hybrid-working, paid overtime and much more!

To be considered for this role you MUST have the Right to Work in the UK long-term without company sponsorship. You will also need to be based near to Exeter/East Devon, or you will be able to relocate to the area.