Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Horsham

Salary: £35,000 - £50,000pa

Type: Permanent

A leading design & manufacturing organisation with a cutting-edge product range, servicing the surveillance and defence industries with products that aid specific client requirements are seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer.

Key Responsibilities- Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

• Innovative design skills in Electro-Mechanical mechanisms.

• Technical lead within a small, mixed discipline, project design team to produce quality design solutions in line with cost, time and quality requirements.

• Lead in the creation of designs in 3D CAD using SolidWorks software.

• Lead and work in collaboration with the team to perform classical engineering analysis on designs, including stress, fatigue & vibration using conventional analysis and computer simulation

• Produce detail engineering and assembly drawings for manufacturing, perform lab testing for verification and conformance of design outputs to meet the design inputs.

• Be responsible for leading and developing engineering reports to support new product designs, failure investigation and any other formal documentation to support customer requirements.

• Coordinate with wider engineering teams to integrate electronic, control and drive systems into equipment designs

• Provide support for the production, test and field engineering teams. Support the sales teams with bids and quotations

• Work with project managers and sales teams to provide time estimates for design activities and keep appraised of progress

• Support and assist the Sales Team in producing proposals and quotations/sales literature.

The Successful Applicant - Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

• Have a flair for innovation, new concept designs and a passion for mechanical engineering.

• Have experience in the design of complex mechanisms and structures for use in harsh environments - preferably in the defence industry.

• Have proven experience in the design of systems from original concept design, produced from a specification, through to production in a Lead role.

• The ability to analyse the loads on, and design solutions for, items such as gear drives bearings and motors

• Have an understanding of the application of machining, casting, fabrication and moulding techniques

• Have experience in the use of SolidWorks CAD system.

• Take the lead with responsibility for timely delivery of outputs within defined deadlines.

• Strong understanding (where required) of the technical work being carried out and related activities.

• Be experienced in managing the day-to-day activities of a small project design team, controlling workload, design output.

• Have experience and knowledge of coaching in support of talent development within the team.

• Must have previous experience in a similar level position in a 'Senior' level role, preferably in a small or medium-sized company and/or relevant business model.

Key skills and qualifications - Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

• Have the ability to liaise with customers verbally and in writing in an effective manner, producing reports and participating in formal design reviews.

• Have excellent stakeholder management and relationship building skills.

• Be able to communicate clearly and effectively with all stakeholders to understand diverse and complex requirements.

• Have the ability to fit in and work well both in a team and in working autonomously when required.

• Degree educated in Mechanical Engineering is preferred.

• Proficient in performing engineering calculations.

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