Mechanical Design Engineer

Description:

MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

THE ROLE
Sitting within the design team, this role covers the design, engineering and specification of new products
alongside ongoing support of the existing product range, including reviewing products for design optimisation
and manufacturability. Reporting to the Technical Engineering Manager, the successful candidate will produce
production ready designs, provide guidance on design for manufacture, and deliver both existing and new
product projects to agreed timescales and standards.

ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Work closely with the Technical Engineering Manager and the Design and Development department,
taking products from concept through to detailed engineering drawings ready for manufacture.
• Partner with the Production Engineering department to refine existing designs, reducing cost and
improving efficiency while maintaining product quality.
• Assess and advise on manufacturing methods for engineering designs, taking into account both in house
and external manufacturing capability.
• Lead DFMEA activity at the start of each project, tracking completion of identified actions and working
with the Development team to identify potential design failure modes.
• Apply a solid understanding of both DFMEA and tolerance stack up analysis.
• Carry out tolerance analysis throughout the design process to support ease of manufacture and product
function, and to prevent tolerance build up issues during manufacture and assembly.
• Collaborate across the NPD programme, particularly with Development, Production Engineering and
Purchasing, to ensure design for manufacture principles are applied before product handover.
• Keep new product progress feedback sheets accurately completed and up to date.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
• Degree educated, or able to demonstrate an equivalent engineering background with a strong bias
towards mechanical engineering.
• A track record of taking products from initial prototype through to mass production.
• Essential knowledge and hands on experience of sheet metal manufacturing processes, including folding
and welding.
• Demonstrated experience of design for manufacture.
• Experience producing DFMEA reports and following through on identified actions.
• Experience of tolerance stack up analysis and resolving areas of concern.
• Proven experience using Solid Edge; candidates with experience of comparable CAD packages will also
be considered.
• Able to produce 2D production drawings in line with GD&T best practice.
• Experience with folding simulation software is desirable but not essential.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A genuine commitment to continuous learning and development.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office packages.
• Strong team working skills.
• Comfortable working to defined standards and procedures within an ISO 9001:2015 registered
environment.
• Organised and structured, with the ability to prioritise workload and use own initiative.

BEHAVIOURS AND ATTRIBUTES
This role sits within a department that is customer focused and results driven. The successful candidate will be
willing to learn, develop skills across a range of disciplines, and lead by example. They should set a high
standard for attitude, behaviour and performance, and consistently promote and uphold the company's values