Mechanical design engineer

We are a recruiting for a well-established local group of companies providing equipment for the Pharmaceutical industry for a skilled and experienced Mechanical Design Engineer. Responsibilities The successful candidate will be required to: * Review existing products and revise drawings to reflect the latest designs and methods of manufacture. * Develop new products under the guidance of the management of the company. * Manage projects from receipt of order to despatch whilst ensuring projects are delivered to the agreed timeline with the customer and in line with allocated budgets. * Generation of models / assemblies and associated manufacturing / assembly drawings required for the project, modifying standard drawings as required for the project, and then seeing the items through the manufacturing stages to customers FAT and beyond where necessary. * Generate and maintain bills of materials (Project specific standard builds). * Produce documentation to the required standard for the products and projects. * Assist sales / marketing by providing technical assistance where necessary. Skills Required The applicant should have the following skills: * Working familiarity with SolidWorks design package. * Have familiarity with stressing and force calculations and be able to operate FEA packages and interpret results * Be computer literate and able to use all standard office software packages (Word, Excel etc) * Be familiar with drawing office procedures and standards and able to install systems as appropriate to maintain these. (ISO 9001 registered). * Able to write clear concise documentation to accompany the project. * Be able to think logically and clearly and recommend options where appropriate. * Excellent communication skills with all levels (internally and with suppliers/customers) * Good organisational skills. For more information on this role or to apply for a potential interview please apply via CV Library