Mechanical Design Engineer in Devon

Pay DOE

Permanent Role - based in Ilfracombe

Working week:

• Monday to Thursday: 07:30 - 16:30
• Friday: 07:30 - 12:00

About our client:

Our client has a great opportunity for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join their progressive and successful organisation, who develop a variety of power supplies in the Southwest of the UK.

Overview of the role:

You will provide mechanical design and support to the electronics teams, including CAD modelling of plastic mouldings and sheet‑metal enclosures, production of manufacturing drawings / BOMs, and mechanical integration of PCBs (packaging, mounting, thermal and EMC considerations). Working within a multidisciplinary design team who develops power supplies ranging from 100 W to 6 kW. You will be part of a dynamic and friendly team delivering an ambitious schedule of new product introductions and will gain hands‑on experience with state‑of‑the‑art technologies where technical performance is key to their success. The overall objective of the Mechanical Design Engineer is to design and develop the mechanical aspects of power supplies.

Required experience:

• Good working knowledge of CAD software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks and PADS) and design of PCBs, metalwork and plastic mouldings.
• Understanding of the manufacturing processes involved in creating PCBs, metalwork and plastic mouldings, including the manufacturing processes involved in the sub-assembly and final assembly of the products being designed.
• Ability to create BoMs on LN, enter drawings and documents on Omnify.
• Raise P mods and CSFs for product changes.
• Raise production alerts and stop notices for product problems.
• Action mods to update drawings, documents and BoMs.
• Knowledge of the existing TLUK product range.
• Carry out mechanical engineering problem solving and investigations and report accordingly.
• Plan a series of tasks to complete a single deliverable in the timescales agreed.
• Use available resources to identify potential new design approaches and technologies that could be applied.
• Use Microsoft Word and Excel as required for reports etc.
• Use Olap for general enquiries and reports.
• Good working knowledge of safety requirements and manufacturing processes.

Internal team collaboration:

• Work closely with Electrical Design Engineers, Safety and Component Engineering to ensure design solutions meet the electrical design intent and the relevant standards.
• Work closely with MED and Quality to ensure the design solution meets the requirements of the manufacturing process and IPC standards.
• Work closely with the Component Engineering Manager to ensure the design meets the requirements of the sub-contractor's manufacturing processes where required.

You will also be required:

• Attend departmental meetings to update the manager on progress, identify and deal with any problems, share ideas and suggest any improvements to designs and procedures.
• Attend project meetings, as required, to update the project manager on progress and problems.
• Attend internal reviews of the design of products and complete the Mechanical Design Quality Checklist when required.
• Participate in internal meetings when required.
• Deal with requests from other departments in a co-operative, professional and helpful way.
• Keep a detailed logbook of day-to-day working.
• Create reports on design verification and any investigations carried out.
• Ensure a working knowledge of the Mechanical Design Manual and Mechanical Design Instructions.
• Use the Checklists as detailed in the Mechanical Design Manual.
• Work with the project teams to ensure that the required documentation is available and accessible at the various stages of design release.
• Be familiar with the Design Release procedure D001.
• Suggest training, seminars and visits relevant to the department to improve understanding and knowledge. Attend as appropriate.
• Access procedures and workmanship standards on Lotus Notes.
• Work in a way that follows our procedures and workmanship standards.
• Explain the process of '5S' and '5 why' and how these help us maintain our quality standards.
• Work in a way that promotes the concepts of 'Right First time' and 'Continual Improvement' throughout the department.
• Identify ways to continually improve your own performance or your department's and actively communicate these to your manager.