Mechanical Design Eng / Solidworks or inventor Job in Salford, North West Uk
MAIN DUTIES
-Creating innovative mechanical designs using predominantly SolidWorks inventor
-Ensuring that the design of components permits efficient, cost effective manufacturer and procurement.
-Detailing to component level in keeping with internal conventions and applicable British standards.
-Creating parts lists and bill of materials.
-Liaise with customers, suppliers, shop floor and other departments.
-Completing production design reviews with relevant technical staff.
-Creating general arrangement drawings for assembly and technical manual purposes.
-Writing technical descriptions for technical manual.
-Attend customer premises when required to assist with technical matters.
-Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, in particular CE machinery directive and that risk assessments are carried out to ensure safety issues have been covered.
-Estimating time scales and in some instances costs to complete a project.
-Carry out modifications to new and existing designs.
-Provide solutions to internal and external supplier/customer queries.
SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS, COMPETENCE LEVEL
-Mechanical design / engineering qualification to HNC / HND standard.
-Qualification in computer aided design.
-Experienced in the use of 3D design software, preferably Solidworks Autocad Inventor.
-Familiar with AutoCAD 2000 or above.
Experience required
-Experience in light/medium engineering, ideally within packaging or special purpose machinery design.
-A basic understanding of electrical control systems would be advantages.
Particular aptitude/skill required
-Consistent compliance with the requirements of each project, relative to technical issues, time scales and costs.
-Enthusiasm, commitment, involvement and effort exhibited throughout the course of a project.
-Ability to plan and organise work. Word processing and spreadsheet experience.
-Ability to work in a multi disciplined team and to take a project from start to finish with minimal supervision within timescales set.
-Experience using PDM (Product Data Management) / design change control systems would be an advantage.
-Technical writing experience for manuals would also be an advantage.
-Self motivation with the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplined team is important.
-Due to the nature of the business where tight timescales are on occasion required, the ability to efficiently and accurately work under pressure with minimal supervision will be desired.
-As site visits may be required a driving licence (preferably clean) will be required.
-Involvement in machine build.