Job Ref: 213250667

Date: 2021-02-25 15:31:53

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The position is responsible for generating design concepts in line with regulatory and customer requirements and in line with the engineering specification, including associated international and military standards . It also requires the production of commercially viable product definition information (PDI) including 3D models, detail, and assembly engineering drawings.

Effective workload planning, generation of technical calculations and corresponding reports, design reviews and presentations is also required to support the development of the design. As is the necessity to work effectively with internal and external customers to achieve the optimum design through in-depth consultation with all project stakeholders.

Mentoring and training of junior personnel may also be required, depending on skills and experience.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Supporting the Integrated Project Team in defining all necessary engineering work required to gain final acceptance on new and existing products.
Supporting the Team Lead in reading, understanding and translating customer performance-based specifications, related documents, EU directives, associated standards and other legislative requirements into engineering specifications.
Supporting the Team Lead/Senior Design Engineer in conducting trade studies into potential engineering solutions to determine the best, most commercially sound solution within the given parameters whilst optimising manufacturability using 3D CAD.
Carrying out all necessary performance and structural calculations via hand calculations and other software tools such as spreadsheets and finite element analysis etc. to support design development.
Producing top level design layouts from which detailed parts may be developed.
Calling and chairing design reviews as required.
Producing and maintaining engineering PDI in accordance with engineering procedures.
Consulting extensively with associates and others, with a high degree of reliance placed on scientific interpretation and advice.
Developing and maintaining cost and mass models for products.
Producing and presenting design review presentations to internal and external customers.
Produce a variety of detailed reports including e.g. CE marking technical files, load and stress reports.
Checking engineering drawings for functionality and correctness and ensuring drawing complies with Engineering Drawing Best Practice.
Produce quality 3D models, suitable for downstream consumption by CAM and CMM (Inspection) software.
Generating a variety of engineering documents including reports, e.g. Mass Reports, Costed BOMs, DFMEAs etc.
Supporting trial installations and take part in 'voice of the customer' visits.
Conducting clearance and interchangeability analysis as required.
Preparing retrofit and modifications designs.
Producing, modifying, updating and up-revising engineering PDI in accordance with engineering change procedures.
Identifying opportunities for continual improvement in products and processes.

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

Mechanical Engineering Degree Accredited by IMechE.
1st or 2.1 Mechanical Engineering Degree is desirable

SPECIFIC / TECHNICAL SKILL

An experience in design software including 3D CAD modelling.
MS Office (suite of applications).
Knowledge of finite element techniques.
Experience of the following would be beneficial:
NX and Teamcenter.
ANSYS, Strand7, NX Nastran, LS Dyna.
Multibody dynamics modelling tools such as ADAMS.
TK Solver or MathCAD
SAP ERP system.
Design policies, processes and procedures.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

Managing design projects under tight time and quality constraints.
Experience of full design process, ideally gained from designing machines or test equipment which involved gaining CE certification.
Experience in areas such as geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, layout of engineering drawings in relation to US/UK standards.
Product costings and analyses
Good understanding of modern manufacturing methods and processes.
Creation and delivery of presentation work.
Experience of the following would be beneficial:
General knowledge and experience of working within US MIL STD / UK Def. Stan.
Patents demonstrating track record of innovative designs.
Knowledge and application of Aerospace / Defence or similar design.
A good awareness of electrical and pneumatic devices, able to select suitable gearboxes, motors, switches and valves etc.
Gaining product CE certification.

Matchtech acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers and is part of Gattaca Plc.

Gattaca Plc provides support services to Matchtech and may assist with processing your application

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