MECHANICAL ENGINEER
| Employment Type | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Location | Cambridgeshire , Cambridge |
| Industry Sector | Mechanical |
| Start Date | N/A |
| Salary/Rate | £excellent package |
| Reference | J4888 |
| Date Advertised | 10-10-2008 - 12:38 |
This vacancy is out of date and no longer accepting applications.
Description
This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with the ambition and ability to achieve excellent results in a highly demanding industry, and to find novel and radical solutions to new and existing problems under tough commercial and time restraints. In addition, there are opportunities for this role to develop rapidly into management of projects, including having full responsibility for delivery to clients.
To work within multi-disciplinary teams on major development projects, applying your mechanical engineering abilities to create innovative designs and implement sophisticated technologies into new products.
Combining highly creative, lateral thinking with excellent technical skills, and a broad base of industry experience, to form a powerful development team. Work includes undertaking complete product developments from concept to market, and consulting with clients on their technology, strategy or development processes.
Specific responsibilities
Initially, this position involves taking roles within development projects, with exposure to all aspects of development from contract negotiation to final delivery.
You will be using your strong technical skills to make a significant contribution to development projects, this will include:
Concept generation
Analysis and development of system architectures
Detailed design of mechanical and electromechanical systems, down to component level
Working closely with other engineers and technicians to implement detailed design solutions for:
Theoretical designs
Proof-of-concept prototypes
Production intent, for high-volume manufacture.
Writing technical reports and producing high quality design documentation
Minimum requirements
To meet the demanding requirements of this role you will have:
An excellent first degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline
A genuine passion for product design, mechanics, and engineering in general
Some post graduate relevant industrial experience
A creative approach to problem solving and concept generation
An appreciation of the use of engineering analysis in product development
Hands-on experience of 3D CAD tools, preferably Pro-Engineer and / or SolidWorks
In addition, any experience of the following will also be beneficial:
A good understanding of CFD and / or FEA;
An ability to apply Matlab / Simulink as a design and simulation tool
Experience of using the dSPACE rapid prototyping environment
Direct experience of product development in the consumer product or automotive industries would be beneficial, including knowledge of high volume manufacturing processes and electromechanical technology. Similarly, a post-graduate qualification with a high level of practical experience would also be advantageous.
Successful candidates will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment.
