Undergraduate Placement - Mechanical Design & Sustainability Engineer

Overview

At Modine, we are Engineering a Cleaner, Healthier World™. Building on more than 100 years of excellence in thermal management, we provide trusted systems and solutions that improve air quality and conserve natural resources. Our Airedale by Modine brand is a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative thermal management solutions for data centers, clean rooms, hospitals, universities, and other mission-critical environments.

Never heard of Airedale by Modine? In short, we cool the internet. We’re one of the key cogs in the global machine that keeps your digital world running smoothly. Trusted as The Critical Cooling Specialists, Airedale by Modine has decades of experience providing efficient, flexible end-to-end cooling solutions that work smarter, not harder, to deliver more cooling for less power. With manufacturing facilities in Canada, Spain, the UK, and the U.S., we’re scaling up across the world to support an ever-growing demand for our solutions. That’s where you come in….

Position Description

The role consists of working as part of a multidisciplinary team to develop new product design projects in accordance with APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) and relevant SOM guidelines, from concept through to full product launch. You will support the Lead Mechanical Engineer where required and, as part of the wider team, be responsible for creating design briefs for company-wide approval, performance predictions, cost target achievement, and delivery against agreed project requirements. Additionally, the role includes identifying sustainability risks and appropriate mitigation measures, highlighting term sustainable business objectives across operations, processes, supply chain, products and systems. You will support the company's path to net zero carbon emissions and will undertake embodied carbon calculations for both new and existing products. This will include creation of Environmental Product Declarations and completion of product lifecycle carbon assessments. The role also requires close collaboration with product development teams to continuously improve designs and reduce lifecycle emissions, as well as working with operations and environmental management teams to report on and reduce plant level carbon emissions.

Key Responsibilities

• Carrying out engineering calculations, including performance predictions and acoustic analysis
• Selecting and specifying critical components to fulfil project requirements
• Creating 3D models, layout drawings and schematics
• Structuring Bills of Material
• Implementing component upgrades on existing standard product ranges
• Working to deadlines & cost requirements
• Carrying out embodied carbon calculations
• Creation of Environmental Product Declarations
• Product lifecycle analysis for carbon emissions
• Interface with multiple business functions to enhance the business's sustainability goals

Required Education & Qualifications

• On track to achieving a First or Second class degree in Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or any associated disciplines of engineering (e.g. Automotive/Motorsport, Aerospace, Energy etc).
• Good theoretical and practical understanding of mechanical engineering principles, particularly those centred around thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, especially refrigeration.
• Good theoretical and practical understanding of manufacturing engineering.
• Ability to produce comprehensive and coherent technical reports.
• An interest in sustainability, low carbon design and environmental performance.
• Enthusiasm, curiosity and a desire to contribute positively to product development and sustainability activities
• Be able to communicate effectively at all levels; you will need to be a proactive individual as you will be required to obtain information effectively by going out and speaking to employees within the business or communicating externally with various suppliers
• Proficient using the MS Office suite (especially Excel, with VBA experience desirable).
• Professional attitude at all times, not only will you be representing Airedale, you also represent the department.

Desirable

• Experience with 3D CAD modelling (Solid Edge, SolidWorks, or similar).
• Experience with 2D drafting (e.g. AutoCAD)
• Experience using ERP systems (training will be provided for using SAP, our chosen ERP).
• Proficient using the MS Office suite (especially Excel, with VBA experience beneficial).
• Airedale has a history of taking on placement students in full-time roles upon graduation, with placement pathways and collaboration on final year projects eligible for the successful candidate.

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