Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Newhaven
Contract: Permanent

As a Mechanical Design Engineer working for our client you will be required to ;
Work within the Design Department, providing engineering support and project control on a range of products including specialist equipment for Cleanrooms, Laboratories and Hospitals.

Qualifications needed for the role of Mechanical Design Engineer

Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent
5+ years industry experience in product design/development
Familiar with 2D & 3D CAD software
An ability to create designs from concept through to final manufactured products.
Knowledge/experience of product design/manufacturing
Ability to interpret customers specifications & evaluate customer products & designs.
Engineering Experience

Project engineering including management and “chasing”
Sheet thermoplastics structure design in e.g., polypropylene, PVC etc
Sheet metal design
Welded metal (box section) structure design (mostly) in st/st
Basic pneumatic design experience
Component design (of metals, generally st/st and thermoplastics) for Centre Lathe and Milling Machine production.
Electrical elements (e.g., fans, solenoid valves, PLC's etc.)
Cleanroom equipment e.g., Wet Processing, Clean Air, Sterile Services and Endoscopy Departments
Main Duties of a Mechanical Design Engineer

Supporting the Design Team
Production of working designs and drawings and parts lists for the Production team
Production of purchase items parts lists for the Purchasing Manager
Liaising with Customer by way of issuance of drawings for approval and appropriate e-mail and telephonic communications.
Production of O&M manuals for the Customer
Production of RAMS for installation team
Production of design P&IDs for the Production team
Working upon more than one project at same time, sometimes multiple projects
Must be proficient in 2D Cad and 3D Cad.
Must be willing to attend customers’ sites for various duties such as site surveys, supporting installations, commissioning, and sales support to sales department.
Must be computer literate and able to use regular office programmes such as “word” “excel,” pdf etc.
Must be able to drive, with clean licence.
Must be permitted to work legally within the UK. (Any overseas travel restrictions to be highlighted upon application)
Reporting/Liaising Structure
Reporting to; Production Manager
Liaising directly with; Engineering colleagues within the Production Design Department. Purchasing Manager, Accounts Manager, Shop floor Departmental Supervisors, Accounts Department and the Customer

Remuneration
Salary/Pension
The company salary is deemed to cover most regular travel away from home (i.e., occasional overnight stays away) as described above. All legitimate expenses for travel costs and substance provide by the Company. The company operates a Workplace Pension Scheme.

Probation Period Three months
Hours of Work 39 hours per week.
8.00 AM to 5.00 PM Monday to Thursday.
8.00 AM to 1.00 PM on Friday.
Lunchtime ½ hour (Monday to Thursday).
Holidays 20 working days paid holiday in addition to Bank and Public holidays each calendar year.
TPA are a specialist recruitment agency recruiting on behalf of our client. If you think you are a close fit for this position, please do apply and we will also register you for any upcoming positions that may be suitable