Mechanical Design Engineer

Role: Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Wolverhampton

Salary: £45-50k (Depending on Experience)

We are seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our client’s evolving engineering team, and deliver new strategic product developments whilst working alongside our Design Engineering team.

What you’ll be doing

• Joining an evolving engineering team you will report to the Design Manager and be working in a dynamic, global and multi-project environment.
• You will be responsible for the technical delivery of new strategic product developments whilst working alongside the Design Engineering team.
• You will work on technical customer requests and projects which the business has decided to commit to when they arise.
• Ensuring the specific key product characteristics and technical specification of the product are correctly defined with the teams from the start of product developments
• Working through engineering design problems from first principles for optimal design and FMEA checks ensuring quality/technical standards are being met.
• Working with international manufacturing and launch teams to ensure tooling designs are appropriate for the product and its projected volume plans
• You will be a contributor to the continuous improvement and development of engineering processes, applying lessons learned and ensuring lean project delivery.
• Be comfortable with fast paced change management scenarios, custom product development project setups and flexible scoping of work.
• Collaborate with the Design Manager to uphold high standards for drawing and engineering integrity.

What we’re looking for

• At least 3 years’ experience working in product development engineering for intended production
• Strong 2D&3D CAD skills (Ideally Solidworks but will consider other CAD packages)
• Experienced with Mechanical Product & Component Design
• Experience within Fabrication / Metal Componentry
• A proactive, adaptable and approachable engineer with excellent internal/external client facing communication skills to ensure optimised design viability in projects
• Comfortable designing & developing new products off of a given design brief and then running feasibility checks prior to concept development
• A background within BIW, Coatings, Metals, and or Tooling Design will be considered

**Sponsorship is not available so you must have the full right to work in the UK**