Mechanical Design Engineer

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Designing for innovative manufacturer installers of conveyor systems and equipment for high-speed manufacturing industries from HQ NE of Kings Lynn, Norfolk.  They a renowned for high professional standards and high-quality machinery and are highly respected in the canning and bottling community!  You could play a key role in their next chapter.

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The Mechanical Design Engineer job where you will play a key role in the design and development of projects. You’ll be tasked with providing effective and innovative product design solutions to ensure our client remains a market leader.

You’ll support specific projects ensuring timescales and budget requirements are achieved and utilise third party and supplier software to calculate specific requirements.  More specifically:

Carry out mechanical design to meet business and customer specified requirements
Provide a high level of commercial awareness to ensure design solutions are delivered in a cost effective manner & scope changes are managed in accordance with standard operation procedures
Ensure schedules are understood and workload is managed to meet objectives
Effectively communicate project status to the Technical Director/Head of Engineering/Technical lead
Produce mechanical designs from concept to production drawings in line with customer needs and business objectives
Support specific projects ensuring timescales and budget requirements are achieved
Utilise third party/supplier software to calculate specific requirements
Implement company and external standards
Ensure data is input into the company’s database
Understanding of BS/ISO application
Checking of work done by others
Conduct risk assessments of machinery
Provide expert input to ensure that the most economical/advantageous design strategy is adopted through collaboration
Undertake additional responsibilities and tasks as required
Ensure innovative processes are implemented

You will have

To be successful as Mechanical Design Engineer we are seeking a mechanical engineer who possesses a good understanding of mechanical engineering principles and is competent and confident in all technical aspects of mechanical design and development of special-purpose machinery. Ideally, you’ll have picked up this knowledge through working in a similar precision engineering and multi-skilled environment.

You’ll have experience in delivering solutions to technical problems, electrical engineering design and design analysis and undertaking technical calculations. Having SolidWorks and Autodesk experience is also required for the role.

Design Engineer: 3 years (Preferred)
High speed bottling/canning conveyor systems (Essential)
Manufacturing: 1 year (Preferred)
SolidWorks: 4 years (Preferred)
Possess a good understanding of mechanical engineering principles
Competent (and confident) in all technical aspects of mechanical design and development of special-purpose machinery 
Experience in delivering solutions to technical problems
Experience of undertaking technical calculations
Experience of working with mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical components
Experience of technical projects including working to tight timescales throughout the project life cycle
2D CAD design experience (AutoCAD) desirable
3D CAD design experience (SolidWorks) essential
Ability to provide quality information within deadlines
Empathy with other functions and projects
Proactive interaction with other functions
Team-player and ability to work on own initiative
Strong PC skills

You will get

The Mechanical Design Engineer will enjoy a competitive salary, likely £35K-£40K + Package. 

(A higher salary could well be negotiable for someone with conveyor industry experience that can hit the ground running, so do apply irrespective of salary).

You can apply

To the Mechanical Design  Engineer job by pushing the button on this job posting (recommended), or by sending CV in confidence to (url removed)

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