Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited
Nottingham
1 week ago
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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer


Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, office based role


£50,000 to £55,000 plus benefits
37 Hours, Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm (some flexibility)


Are you an experienced Mechanical Design engineer looking for a wide-ranging, technically challenging and varied role in an exciting industry?


On offer is a position with a well established and stable organisation who employ over 200 people on site in Nottingham, working on new product design work, using Inventor.


The role will be working on a wide variety of bespoke projects and will allow you to use your innovative and creative skills.


The position is a combination of hands on mechanical product design, with mentoring more junior design staff and liaising with clients.


The Role

  1. Full time, permanent, office based position with a large global manufacturer, working in an exciting industry
  2. Leading design projects focused on new product prototypes
  3. Perform complex engineering calculations to ensure designs are compliant
  4. Mentor junior design staff

The Person

  1. HNC level/degree in mechanical engineering
  2. Working background in the manufacturing sector
  3. Ideally experience of designing frames, so heavy engineering/structural or automotive design knowledge would be a good fit
  4. FEA experience
  5. Working experience in a 3D Product Design role using of AutoCAD Inventor or equivalent CAD software
  6. Willing to undertake occasional international travel (mainly Europe)

Reference Number: BBBH271120


To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Nick Smith at Rise Technical Recruitment.


Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.


The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.


We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.


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