Mechanical Design Engineer / R&D Engineer

• Use of Solidworks
• Ability to produce and maintain of BOM’s
• Ability to generate costing estimates
• Ability to source new components and obtaining quotes and pricing for both standard components and bespoke items
• Knowledge of basic machining, sheet metal and bending processes
• Knowledge and appropriate selection of common engineering metal alloys such as steels, aluminium etc plus common engineering plastics such as acrylic and ABS
• Knowledge and appropriate selection of finishes for aesthetic and corrosion resistance including painting/powder coating, plating, anodising etc.
• Knowledge of common place mechanical components such as bearings, couplings, gears, timing pulleys etc and their appropriate limits and fits
• Knowledge and appreciation of measuring techniques for mechanical parameters such as force, torque, strain, pressure, flow rate, displacement etc
• Good Theoretical Engineering background.

• Be able to work with electrical and electronic engineers in the development of new products, awareness of mounting of PCB’s and electrical components such as switches, panel connectors circuit breakers etc
• Be able to write technical documentation, both for internal use and as an input into customer facing documents such as product manuals and user information
• Ability to perform product demonstrations both internally and externally to customers and end users
• Assist in the production of technical briefs for new products

Great opportunity to be part of a leading bespoke deisgn and manufacturing business who aspire to be the leader in class globally.