Design Engineer
Milton Keynes
£50,000

You will support pre and post sales activity by providing project design support for all conveyor related projects. Manage project designs from conception to detailed design freeze and BOM creation.

Responsibilities:

Provide design and specification support within the pre-sales phase, creating drawings to enable effective pricing
Complete material flow analysis to enable concept designs
Create 2D/3D drawings
Automate BOM creation from Inventor
Complete Design Risk Assessments to enable CE Declaration of Conformity and for handover documentation
Build and develop standard parts library's via iLogic, iParts and iAssemblies
Develop standard engineering items (brackets, estop assemblies, cable trunking etc) utilising CAD and Vault PDM
Build and maintain a knowledge of base systems, concepts and interfaces
Project engineering functions to include: site surveys, project meetings and technical point of contact for project specific design
Maintain close customer engagement throughout the design lifecycle of the project
Liaise with multi-disciplinary teams
Essential skills:

Design of related conveyor components
Knowledge of best practice in engineering design (inc. calculations) BS8888:2020, Machinery Directive, EN12100 and Functional Safety (IEC)
Proficient in 'Autodesk Inventor' or an equivalent 3D CAD package and Vault. Understanding of project management best practices.
Simulation calculations for throughput analysis, motor / drive sizing and general first principal engineering calculations (structural, machine elements and dynamics).
Confident to attend customer meetings, site surveys and design reviews