Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

We are looking to recruit a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our client’s head office and testing facilities based in Warwickshire. Working as part of the multi-disciplinary engineering team, we are looking for an experienced engineer who is passionate about making an impact through their skillset. Our Client offers a salary circa £50k - £60k doe plus an excellent benefits package. With excellent communication and problem-solving skills, you should be able to prioritise and manage your own workload with great attention to detail.

Required:

• Mechanical engineering degree, either BSc/BEng or MEng.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD software
• Experienced Mechanical Design Engineer

Essential skills in any of the following areas:

• Rotordynamics - Shaft stress analysis
• Balancing
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Motor drive architecture
• Motor design and/or electronic enclosures
• Electronic power device functionality/Cooling methods
• Carbon fibre/Magnet retention

Experience and personal attributes:

• Excellent communication skills within multi-disciplinary team and with external customers.
• DFM/DFA/DFV.
• DFMEA.
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) - 3D Experience, Team Centre, etc.
• Microsoft Office (Word, PPT, Excel, Projects).
• Self-starter, able to prioritise and plan effectively and manage own workload.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a creative approach for new ideas.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Confident in use of basic workshop tools and processes.
• Proven experience of developing electro-mechanical components within the automotive sector or similar.
• Good understanding of solid body dynamics, structures and materials, heat transfer and fluid dynamics.
• 3D CAD modelling (Solidworks desirable) and GD&T as per BS 8888.

Responsibilities:

• Organise and lead mechanical engineers to fulfil numerous orders and projects.
• Developing designs from concept through to production intent.
• Creating CAD models and fully detailed engineering drawings using GD&T.
• Products include, but are not limited to:
  • High speed compressors
  • Enclosures for power electronics
  • Cooling structures
  • Testing hardware, prototypes, jigs & fixtures