Mechanical Design Engineer

Basildon, Essex

Full time, permanent

Mon – Friday Days

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 (depending on experience)

Our Essex based client is a specialist machinery manufacturer employing approximately 70 staff at their purpose built design, engineering and office building near Basildon.

The basic equipment is made abroad and is then shipped over for final assembly, adding controls and ancillary equipment before being tested and shipped to the customer

All panel building, wiring and PLC programming is done on site and various other departments specialise in pneumatics, mechanical systems, machining, machine assembly, commissioning and documentation.

We are looking to appoint a Mechanical Design Engineer to produce mechanical design/drawings for our mechanical systems and equipment to work within a small team of mechanical design engineers overseen by the Drawing office manager.

All mechanical design activities are completed on-site, which includes:

Layout design

Enclosure design

Conveyor design

Ductwork design

General mechanical design (sensor bracketry/equipment mounting, etc.)

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Working knowledge in an industrial/design environment of Autodesk products, including AutoCAD (2D), Inventor (3D), Autodesk Vault (User only), although other 3D CAD software knowledge may be considered, such as SolidWorks etc.
• Experience in drafting standards for BS 8888
• Mechanical design experience in a working environment in an industrial design role
• Recognised engineering certification/apprenticeship
• Good understanding of engineering techniques, including machining, sheet metal, fabrication
• Able to interpret equipment assembly drawings and maintain the high-quality finish and output levels expected by our customers
• Able to operate within the requirements of good health and safety discipline
• Able to adhere to the requirements of current industry-recognised engineering design standards

Desirable

• Familiarity with Automated production machinery or other similar equipment
• Experience in a project environment across a multi-functional project team
• Understanding of conveyor design
• Understanding of airflow and ductwork design and calculations
• Understanding of ATEX standards requirements
• Understanding of safety standards requirements for the design of equipment

Responsibilities

• Generating manufacturing drawings and equipment layouts, with supporting mechanical documentation (schedules, [bill of materials], sub-assembly drawings, schematics, etc.)
• Maintaining existing mechanical drawings and documentation when existing equipment is upgraded or modified.
• Act as a liaison between the drawing office and Mechanical Technicians/sub-suppliers, and work with other departments as necessary to ensure the correct parts are ordered/supplied for assembly.
• Liaise with the Drawing Office Manager for the workload to ensure project timelines are adhered to and any deviation is communicated to the project team.
• Ensure all mechanical drawings are updated in a timely manner throughout the lifecycle of the project and shared with all relevant departments, along with maintaining current correct revisions in the data-management system (Autodesk Vault)
• Assist, where required, with other tasks within the Drawing Office Department, such as enquiry drawings, site surveys, etc.
• Training will be provided to familiarise the successful applicant with the specialist. machinery and equipment we supply.
•  The successful applicant will also be eligible for a pension scheme and other generous benefits.