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Telford
5 months ago
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The company

A leading automation business based in the heart of Telford who have built up a fantastic reputation amongst their varied customer base. The company specialise in providing cutting edge automation solutions such as automated welded, machining and assembly solutions across Automotive, Aerospace, Yellow Goods and Nuclear sectors. Due to significant expansion of their order book and an increase in work with key customers, the company are now looking for a Design Engineer to join their growing team.

Hours: 08:30 – 17:00 Mon – Thurs
08:30 – 15:00 Fri

The role

Reporting into the Technical Director, a Mechanical Design Engineer is now required join the team on a permanent basis.

You will take responsibility for:

  • Working within a small design team, designing special purpose machinery for customers from initial concept

  • Working on a multitude of projects across a range of industries

  • Development/Design/Integration of PLC Software From scratch

  • Utilising Autodesk Inventor software to Design products to customer specification

  • Taking full responsibility for all mechanical elements of projects ranging from Tooling, Automation, Welded Assembly, Robotics and Material Handling

    What you need

    It is ESSENTIAL for the successful candidate to have the following:

  • Mechanical Design experience within an Engineering/Manufacturing setting

  • CAD experience ideally within the company's software of Autodesk Inventor

  • Experience of working on a range of customer lead projects

  • Ability to Develop Design/Integrate siemens PLC Software From scratch

    Other DESIRABLE skills include:

  • Experience within the Automation / Robotics / Special Purpose Machinery industry would be a distinct advantage.

  • Experience of designing equipment for Nuclear, Yellow Goods, Automotive & Aerospace industries is advantageous

  • Experienced with robotic welding equipment / machine tools would be an advantage

    What is on offer

    On offer is the chance to join a well-established Automation solutions provider who have a fantastic reputation locally as well as the opportunity to work in a role which will offer a real wealth of variety in terms of the range of projects you can expect to work on. Along with this you will benefit from a competitive salary of £40,000-£45,000 and a fantastic, supporting & collaborative working environment with opportunities to progress with the business.

    If you are a junior design engineer looking to take the next step in your development, we would urge you to get in touch and apply.

    How to apply?

    For more information on this role, please use the link in this ad to apply now.

    We will aim to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you do not hear back from us within 5 days, your application has been unsuccessful, however, we will keep your CV and details on file to consider you for more relevant opportunities in the future.

    T3am International is acting as an Employment Agency for this vacancy
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