Contek Recruitment are working in partnership with a state of the art manufacturing organisation based in Somerset.
Our client are a long standing Precision Engineering Company who provide products to companies of all sizes across a variety of complex industry sectors, including: Aerospace, Environmental, Food & Drink, Marine, Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical and Utilities.
42.5 hour week 8-5pm
Through growth they are looking for design engineer to join the team on a permanent basis:
Design Engineer - £45-48k
Senior Lead Design role - £50-55k - overseeing a small team reporting to Operations Manager.
Responsibilities
- Design new and existing engineering products and processes
- Designing of projects within Structural Platforms and Welded Assemblies
- Craft models and drawings of products using CAD with 2D/3D
- Ideally experienced with the use of Solidworks (2023) or a similar package
- Analyze data and retest if needed
- Research new product ideas and methods
- Improve existing products and processes
- Ensure compliance with the industry’s safety standards
- Maintain accurate records
- Ensure products are user- and environment-friendly
- Write detailed reports
- Find creative design solutions to problems
- Present designs to customers and project managers
Requirements and skills
- Previous experience as a Design Engineer or a similar role
- Ideally having worked within an Engineering/Manufacturing environment - consisting of welding, fabrication and machining
- Proven experience using CAD software; knowledge of SolidWorks is a plus
- Good understanding of safety standards and environmental impact of a design
- Ability to present in front of stakeholders and managers
- Great computational and spatial ability
- Excellent oral and written communication
- Attention to detail
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a similar field