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Mechanical Design Engineer

Job Description

The Role - Mechanical Design Engineer

The successful Mechanical Design Engineer will be responsible for every aspect of mechanical design, from concept to manufacture. You will undertake equipment design work producing 3D models, detailed manufacturing drawings, bills of material, documents to support manufacture, operating and maintenance manuals. You will also work on the development and testing of the equipment and provide ongoing support as necessary.

The Company

The successful Mechanical Design Engineer will be joining a company that is a secure, developing and forward thinking Company that supply fully engineered solutions for metal-cutting applications, for both stand-alone machines and automated cells are looking to recruit a Mechanical Design Engineer to help expand their Engineering Team.

The Right Person

You will be proficient with 3D SolidWorks and 2D AutoCAD

The ability to design from 1st principles

Have a good understanding of the design process, material selection and standards (especially the machinery directive, CE marking requirements etc)

Ability to produce concise, well written technical documentation and communicate effectively on a technical level

Broad knowledge for modern manufacturing processes such as CNC, digitally controlled equipment, CMM or robotics

As well as the above requirements the ideal candidate must have a sound engineering background with a minimum of 4 years experience in the design of either automation equipment or special purpose machinery or jigs and fixtures. Coupled with this experience, the successful Mechanical Design Engineer will require excellent communication skills, both written and oral as well as possessing a high level of self motivation.

Knowledge in machine elements such as pneumatics, hydraulics, PLC programming, safety control systems and automation will be most beneficial.

Primarily based in Coventry, there will be an occasional requirement to travel both in the UK and Europe to provide engineering support at customer sites.

Interested? Here are your three options:

1. "This is the job for me, I meet all the requirements" - Call now and let's talk through your experience. Ask for Natasha Bates on 0116 254 5411 between 8.30am - 5.30pm

2. "I think I'm right for this position, but I'm not sure about some of the detail" - Click "apply now" so I can read your CV and come back to you.

3. "I'm interested but need to know more about what this job can offer me" - email with your CV and questions and I will reply with more detail.

Precision are committed to keeping our candidates informed and offer a guaranteed response within 7 days when applying through the application system.

About Precision

This Mechanical Design Engineer vacancy is posted by Precision Recruitment, specialists in Engineering, Technical, Construction and Sales Recruitment. Operating since 2004, we have placed hundreds of engineers in fantastic new roles. Precision cover the whole spectrum of engineering roles from Welders, Fabricators, CNC Machinists, Panel Wireman up to Production Managers.

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