Mechanical Design Engineer

37 hours per week / 9 day working fortnight * 33 Days Holidays + Exc Benefits * Leading specialist manufacturer with global presence On behalf of our client, an award winning engineering manufacturer, we are recruiting for a motivated and enthusiastic Mechanical Design Engineer to join their busy Technical Department. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, capable of developing new ideas from Concept through to production. The Job Role; * Designing products from concept through to production release to a given specification, agreed timescales and to Quality Management System (QMS) * Work within a multi-disciplined development team environment and use your own initiative to achieve the project requirements * Generate detailed general assembly drawings and bill of materials, ensuring they are to the agreed standards and within specification * Reduce product costs by re-designing existing products, including designing new components and / or assembly processes. * To collaborate and assist production engineering throughout the design process. * Produce ECN’s for design updates or changes Educated to Minimum HNC qualification in a Mechanical Engineering discipline, and along with a strong design background, ideally you will have the following skills and experience; * Working industry knowledge of Solidworks (3+ years) * Strong mechanical design engineering experience, (5+ years) * Work to a high standard, have a keen eye for detail and to fully check other engineers work. * Design of sheet metal / fabricated components and assemblies * Design for Assembly & Design for Manufacture (DFA/DFM) * Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Project * Working knowledge of AutoCAD LT and/or Draftsight Next Steps; If you have the above experience as a Mechanical Design Engineer please send your CV to Chris Chambury at TRF Technical, a specialist division of the Recruitment Fix