Lead Mechanical Design Engineer
Posted 14/05/2024 by Cubiq Recruitment
Title: Lead Media Handling Mechanical Design Engineer
Location: South East Scotland
Position Summary & Key Areas of Responsibility
This position involves leading a team responsible for leading the media handling mechanical design and support team. You'll work closely with various departments, suppliers and customers to ensure our devices meet top industry standards. Previous experience leading a design team, especially with electro/mechanical systems controlled by software, is essential.
The successful candidate will have knowledge of:
A Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Hons 2:1 or better preferred).
** If you're interested in this opportunity, please submit your CV via the link provided (url removed)**
Cubiq Recruitment is recognised as a trusted supplier of permanent, contract and interim recruitment services to AI, Software ERP, Engineering, Manufacturing and Commercial sectors. Our teams of specialist recruiters operate across all core commercial engineering & technology disciplines and specialist areas.
Location: South East Scotland
Position Summary & Key Areas of Responsibility
This position involves leading a team responsible for leading the media handling mechanical design and support team. You'll work closely with various departments, suppliers and customers to ensure our devices meet top industry standards. Previous experience leading a design team, especially with electro/mechanical systems controlled by software, is essential.
The successful candidate will have knowledge of:
- New Product design and lifecycle support of existing products from a mechanical perspective
- Lead mechanical development activities, providing estimates, manufacturing options etc.
- Experience in the Design of Mechanisms, working with tooling suppliers and parts manufacture
- Proven track record delivering cost effective designs to specification and engineering standards
- In depth understanding of supplier engagement and change management
- Collaborate with Engineers from different disciplines to enable system wide integration
- Lead design validation via design reviews, stress analysis, assembly tolerances, testing and problem correction CLCA
- Ensure the team release work products using the approved system with all relevant documentation required to implement your design change
A Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Hons 2:1 or better preferred).
- Strong understanding of Mechanical design principles and technologies.
- Minimum 10 years’ experience developing or supporting complex mechanical products such as:
- High speed, document feeding, transportation, sorting & stacking mechanisms.
- Autonomous, fault tolerant media handling systems under the impact of climatic variations.
- Expert CAD Skills (ProE/Creo or Solidworks)
- A good understanding of mechanical drive systems
- Ability to co-ordinate multiple projects simultaneously
- Drawing, dimensioning & tolerancing experience
- Stress and Tolerance analysis experience
- Design of Mechanisms experience would be an advantage
- Experience with Rapid prototyping technologies
- Experience of analysing customer performance metrics to identify and implement data driven improvements
- A customer focused attitude and a sense of urgency around all activities
- Sets high work standards for the team to follow and be an excellent communicator
- Willing to travel, globally e.g. customer sites for support or analysis
** If you're interested in this opportunity, please submit your CV via the link provided (url removed)**
Cubiq Recruitment is recognised as a trusted supplier of permanent, contract and interim recruitment services to AI, Software ERP, Engineering, Manufacturing and Commercial sectors. Our teams of specialist recruiters operate across all core commercial engineering & technology disciplines and specialist areas.
- Type:
- Permanent
- Contract Length:
- N/A
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- Job Reference:
- 1513450
- Job ID:
- 221652116
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