Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

The Thrive Team
Bristol
2 weeks ago
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Reporting to Principal Engineer, the primary role of the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer is to leverage their technical expertise and experience to contribute to the development of products, technology, capability, and reliability across a range of products, whilst ensuring that best practice and the Companys defined engineering processes are followed.


Responsibilities:

Developing prototype designs, from concept through to full manufacturing detail, including manufacturing/assembly drawings, specifications of proprietary components, supporting calculations/FMEA reports, plus operating and maintenance instructions.

Leading design reviews throughout the development of a product/solution.

Supporting verification and validation of fellow engineers designs.

Defining the standards and testing required for both prototype and product manufacture.

Working within the budget to deliver safe, effective products, on-time and to specification.

Attending internal and external design reviews providing technical input.

Maintaining a knowledge of current technical trends and innovation to assist in the development of current and future products.

Working cross functionally (Commercial, Sales, Projects teams) within the business to improve efficiency and deliver effective products.

Coaching team members to improve capabilities and develop their engineering knowledge/expertise.


What we are looking for:

A minimum of a 2:1 Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

Significant hands on experience working in a multi-disciplined engineering team.

Experience working in the Defence, Nuclear, Yellow Goods or Aerospace industry is preferred, but desirable.

Proven experience of leading and delivering technically challenging projects within an established design team.

Ability to investigate and interpret data, issues, and situations, to make sound decisions in high-stress situations.

Expert user in modern engineering design tools, such as:

o2D + 3D CAD

oCAD Autodesk Inventor & Mechanical Desktop

oElectrical Circuit Design E3

oEngineering Data Store Autodesk Vault

oStructural Analysis Ansys Pro

oClassic Calculation MathCAD / Excel Templates

Excellent knowledge of MS office applications including Excel and Word.

Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership with the IMechE (or another engineering institution) is desirable, or a willingness to achieve this status in the future.


Staff development and career progression is crucial to the business and future success, and we are therefore seeking a highly motivated Senior Mechanical Design Engineer that can help others to develop and achieve their potential.

You will therefore have skills in (or an interest in undertaking) the leadership and development/mentoring of staff and to help develop others by sharing your knowledge and experience.


Security Clearance:

As a defence contractor there are many security obligations in place which means that all staff must be able to successfully achieve the relevant security clearances.

To be eligible to apply and be successful, you must have a valid British passport and have held it for a minimum of 5 years.


Additional information:

Mostly office and shop floor based, but there may well be requirements to visit client sites both in the UK and overseas. Hybrid working available within reason, and role dependant.


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