Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer East Midlands - commutable from Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham to c£48k neg dep exp + benefits Our Leicester based client can demonstrate almost half a century's expertise in the design, development and manufacture of bespoke automation and robotic systems for a diverse range of industry sectors and are regarded by many in the industry as one of the leading automation system solution providers in the whole of the UK.

As a result of continued success and a planned programme of strategic growth, they are now seeking to recruit an experienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to complement their established and successful team and deliver innovative special purpose automation machinery projects.

Tasked with both designing and overseeing an array of special purpose machine projects from order acceptance to customer hand over, the successful Senior Mechanical Design Engineer candidate will be responsible for the design, detailing and successful delivery of multiple projects, communicating effectively with customers, suppliers and team members as required and working as part of a team dedicated to delivering projects to on time and within budget.

After attending sales hand over meetings and committing to an overall project plan and budget, you will perform mechanical design and detailing functions for multiple projects allocated to you using 3D CAD within the time allocated in the project plan, and will arrange Design Reviews during the design process to ensure they are well executed, meet overall requirements, are designed for assembly, robust & reliable operation, and meet or better budgetary constraints whilst minimising any development issues that may arise.

You will also obtain a Design Pass Off by the customer on time and to project plan and ensure that BOM's are produced on time and within budget, and will negotiate with external suppliers in order to obtain the most cost-efficient materials in line with project budgets and timing plans.

You will also be responsible for assisting the electrical design process by communicating clearly and effectively through the duration of the project and especially through the mechanical design phase, and will compile a build folder and communicate build details to the machine tool fitters to ensure an efficient build process.

Other responsibilities for the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer role will include providing direction and support to fitters, electricians and other engineers within the team as required, and undertaking visits to customer sites as appropriate to fully understan...

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