A Mechanical Design Engineer is sought by a specialist engineering business in Worcester, designing advanced rotating machinery systems for demanding global applications. You’ll take concepts from initial design through modelling, build, test and commissioning – working closely with production teams on-site five days a week. 37-hour week with an early Friday finish. Competitive salary for the right rotating machinery background.
Responsibilities of the Mechanical Design Engineer:
- Designing and developing mechanical components and assemblies for dynamometers, systems and associated products
- Translating customer requirements into practical, cost-effective and manufacturable design solutions
- Contributing to product testing and validation to ensure performance, safety and regulatory compliance
- Producing and maintaining technical documentation including drawings, specifications, manuals and test procedures
- Creating and managing components and BOM’s within Visibility
- Refining existing product designs to improve performance, durability and manufacturability
- Troubleshooting and solving component and system faults across the product life-cycle
- Designing tailored mechanical solutions to meet specific customer applications
- Provide technical input to customer proposals and product capabilities.
- Collaborating cross-functionally with engineering, production and field service teams
- Keeping up to date with new technologies, materials and engineering best practice
Qualifications and Experience needed for this Mechanical Design Engineer role:
- HNC/HND or Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering.
- Experience designing water brake dynamometers or rotating components.
- Strong, current proficiency in SolidWorks.
- Experience with PLM systems, FEA and CFD
- Knowledge of analysis tools such as ANSYS or similar
- Experience with MATLAB, Excel, LabVIEW or equivalent tools
- Strong grounding in mechanics, thermodynamics, kinematics and materials science
- Clear technical communication and strong documentation skills
- A thorough, organised, inquisitive and self-driven approach to engineering
The benefits to you as a Mechanical Design Engineer:
- Competitive Salary
- Half day Friday
- 25 day’s holiday plus bank holidays
If you’re someone who takes pride in precise engineering, enjoys solving complex mechanical challenges, and wants to see your work operating in the real world – click apply!