Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

ROLE – Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

SALARY - £45,000-£60,000, dependent on experience

TYPE – Permanent

LOCATION – Surrey 

My client designs and manufactures bespoke machinery and fabricated equipment. They are looking for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer with strong practical skills to join their team in the Surrey area on a permanent basis.    

The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer will ideally have the following attributes:

• At least 5 years of experience in a similar Mechanical Design / Development position
• Ideally experienced working with machinery, conveyors, rotating equipment, engines, motors, mechatronics and other equipment with moving parts and systems 
• Strong 3D CAD skills – ideally SolidWorks or Inventor  
• Experience in a variety of sectors would be beneficial – Aerospace, Automotive, SPM etc.
• Hands-on industry experience ideally working in a similar design role within a machine shop / workshop / manufacturing environment
• Degree / ONC / HNC / HND / BTEC / NVQ qualified or similar in Mechanical Engineering or similar 
• Experienced designing products from concept to production 
• Able to manage projects and work to deadlines and budgets 
• Able to maintain technical documentation and BOM entry 
• Innovative, accurate and passionate about design 
• Be technically minded with a head for problem solving
• Excellent leadership and organisational skills
• Able to work well individually as well as part of a team

• Being responsible for the Design and Development of various products and systems 
• Using SolidWorks and Inventor software for design on a day-to-day basis
• Being responsible for research, hand calculations, FEA, testing and prototyping
• Managing the full product lifecycle from concept to production
• Creating models/prototypes
• Liaising with clients and developing solutions for design specifications
• Collaborating with different departments to ensure the smooth delivery of projects 
• Maintaining technical drawings and documentation 
• Providing technical guidance and support
• Supporting product Testing, Verification & Validation 
• Supporting more junior members of the team