Mechanical Design Engineer

Mechanical Design Engineer
Days with hybrid up to 3 days
Middlewich
£35,000 - £45,000 DOE
Benefits -
* 25 days + 8 days bank
* Death in Service
* Sick Pay

* Pension scheme

This is an excellent opportunity to work within a leading defense and marine business. With expansive growth over the last year and heading into next this is an excellent opportunity to become a core member of a small design funcition.

Key Responsibilities:
* Design Contribution: Lead the design process for current projects, turning concepts into fully realized, manufacturable production designs.
* CAD Expertise: Utilize SolidWorks for detailed design modeling and AutoCAD or equivalent tools for supplementary design tasks.
* Material Selection & Fabrication: Select appropriate engineering materials and apply knowledge of sheet metal forming, welding, and machining to ensure manufacturability.
* Marine Design Focus: Design systems and components for the marine environment, ensuring proper packaging of mechanical, electrical, and control systems.
* Finite Element Analysis (FEA): Use FEA software to validate designs, ensuring safety, performance, and durability.
* Project Collaboration: Participate in internal and customer design reviews, ensuring feasibility and refining designs based on feedback.
* System Integration: Design products that interface machine hardware, controls, and software to meet customer requirements.
* Documentation & Support: Produce detailed design drawings, engineering documentation, and support fabrication, installation, and testing activities.
* Team Success: Contribute to team success through active involvement in the full project lifecycle-from design to procurement, assembly, commissioning, and customer acceptance.

Experiance:
* 5+ years of mechanical design experience in industrial and/or marine sectors.
* Advanced user of SolidWorks and AutoCAD, with proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel).
* Strong understanding of material selection, fabrication methods (sheet metal, welding, machining), and mechanical engineering principles.
* Degree in design or engineering discipline.
* Knowledge of marine mechanical design, with the ability to integrate electrical/control systems effectively.
* Experienced in applying Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to design validation.
* Strong organizational, communication, and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
* Marine or naval mechanical engineering experience is highly desirable

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

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