Job Title: Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Location: Huddersfield 4 days per week (4 day week available)
Role Type: Permanent
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 + benefits
Our client, an established engineering consultancy, require an experienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join their multi-disciplined team working complex aerospace & defence systems.
Candidates would need to hold British nationality and have lived & worked in the UK for 5+ years and be eligible for SC security clearance.
What the role of the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer entails:
- Carry out detail design activities to meet the requirements of design for manufacture
- Hand calculations and preliminary sizing of components, including material selection, shaft and bearing analysis, preliminary rotor dynamics, other drive system elements including structural components, couplings, lubrication systems and bolted joint
- CAD activities including conceptual design, 3D and 2D modelling. Create component and complex assembly drawings. Drawing and technical documentation checking. BOM and gear data generation and engineering change control processing
- Manufacturing drawings generation with a clear understanding and application of Design for Manufacture principles
- Create deliverable documentation including Manuals, Installation and Maintenance instructions as necessary
- Concession/Non-conformance assessment and resolution - including hand calculations as required, coordination with other specialist areas such as stress analysis etc. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to carry out the design activities, investigate and analyse non-conformance reports, develop corrective actions, and implement effective solutions to prevent future occurrences.
What experience you need to be the successful Senior Mechanical Design Engineer:
- Bachelor's/master's degree in engineering or a related field.
- Strong experience with hand calculations
- Experience in designing mechanical components, parts, assemblies and subassemblies for heavy industry, power transmission systems, gear and Gear box
- Knowledge about subsystems that impact the mechanical design / layout of the design.
- Proficient in 3D CAD package for both modelling and drawing, ideally Solid Edge
- Ability to interpret and create high quality engineering CAD models and manufacturing drawings, including GD&T
- Understanding and appreciation of structural analysis and knowledge of FEA/FEM (eg. ANSYS Workbench)
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