Senior Mechanical Engineer

Description:

Senior Mechanical Engineer / Senior Design Engineer. Our highly technical engineering consultancy client are recruiting for a highly experienced Senior Project Manager from an automotive background. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a group of talented individuals to put the company's new technology into new applications. This company are open to a discussion on hybrid working after the three-month probation.

Company Benefits:
- Pension Scheme: We offer a competitive pension scheme with a 5% contribution from you and a 4% contribution from us, ensuring your financial security for the future.
- Generous Holiday Entitlement: Enjoy a starting holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing with service up to a maximum of 30 days, plus an additional day off on your birthday.
- Career Development: Benefit from career development opportunities and regular performance reviews to support your professional growth.
- Flexible Working Hours: We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer flexibility around working hours.
- Free On-site Car Parking: Enjoy free on-site car parking with complimentary charging for electric cars, promoting environmentally friendly transportation.
- Health Cash Plan: Take care of your health with our comprehensive health cash plan.
- Cycle Scheme: Stay active and reduce your carbon footprint with our cycle scheme.
- Electric Car Leasing Scheme: Take advantage of our electric car leasing scheme, making sustainable transportation more accessible.

Senior Mechanical Engineer Responsibilities:
- Organise and lead mechanical engineers to fulfil numerous orders and projects.
- Developing designs from concept through to production intent.
- Creating CAD models and fully detailed engineering drawings using GD&T.
Products include, but are not limited to:
o High speed compressors
o Enclosures for power electronics
o Cooling structures
o Testing hardware, prototypes, jigs & fixtures
- Liaising with members of the wider engineering team, as well as external suppliers.
- Work with Mechanical Team Leader to continue to build and develop mechanical engineering team to fulfil company strategic road map.
- Provide technical guidance and oversight to other mechanical engineers.
- Ensure products are developed to achieve compliance with automotive requirements.
- Provide technical liaison and support for customers.
- Contribute to the creation of FMEA's.
- Participate in problem solving processes, such as 8Ds.
- Create/Review tolerance stack-ups.
- Create/Review and sign off reports, drawings, designs and calculations.
- Identify opportunities for improvements in functionality and manufacture.
- Create DVP&R plan for setup and running a test cell for validation work.

Senior Mechanical Engineer requirements:
- Rotordynamics and balancing experience most important
- Full right to work in the UK, no sponsorship available
- 10 years' experience
- Background preferably smaller company/engineering/motorsport

Hours: Full-time days Mon - Friday flexible