Junior Mechanical Design Engineer

At BES Group, we pride ourselves on being the leading end to end risk management solutions provider in the UK and Ireland. That means it’s our job to help keep our customers’ assets legally compliant, operational and, above all else, safe. We’re able to achieve this with a team of only the very best, most talented people.

With our specialist asset reliability services, we help prevent machinery failures and, as a result, unscheduled (and, very often, costly) downtime for our customers. We’re all about operational efficiency and our team of highly skilled engineers not only use, but also develop and produce, some of the most sophisticated technology to help keep our customers’ assets doing what they need to, without any unexpected surprises along the way. This role will be based at our Manufacturing site in Cowes, Isle of Wight.

As Junior Mechanical Design Engineer, where we are a bespoke manufacturer of load and angle monitoring equipment, you will work with and gain experience from the wider Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic and Software Engineering teams. Working alone or as part of those teams, you’ll help to provide solutions and support to a wide range of industries including Renewables, Marine, Oil & Gas and several niche markets. The designs and drawings you’ll be working on will help ensure safe, innovative & cost-effective solutions for our customers as well as supporting our Sales and Production departments.

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• Ensure the mechanics of equipment offered suit the application.
  
• Provide mechanical design models and drawings which realise the design.
  
• Be aware of the quality assurance requirements of projects, and to ensure the necessary quality procedures are allowed for in quotations.
  
• Prepare manufacturing instructions for the mechanical aspects of customer and internal projects with respect to the above activities.
  
• Investigate problems relating to mechanical aspects of designs and initiate corrective actions to avoid reoccurrence.
  
• Assist with the mechanical input requirement for quotations.
  
• Discuss the mechanical design parameters of projects directly within our Engineering team and with customers’ using the most appropriate communication method.
  
• Visit customers on occasions where there is a high technical input, or to discuss mechanical problems.
  
• Adapt equipment when existing or standard equipment is not available and there is no suitable equipment available on the market.
  
• Review and process customer order information supplied to the department.
  
• Communicate with electronics and/or software engineers as appropriate to ensure the compatibility of equipment, during both quotation and production stages.
  
• Liaise with and support production staff with regards to providing solutions to manufacturing/test/calibration requirements and techniques.
  

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• A minimum standard starting salary of £28,000 depending on experience
  
• Company Pension Scheme
  
• Annual salary review
  
• 23 days plus bank holidays (up to 25 days with 5 years’ service)
  
• An extra day’s holiday to take on Christmas Eve each year
  
• Access to our buy and sell holiday scheme
  
• Opportunity for flexible working
  
• Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
  
• Discounts and savings via our employee benefits portal
  
• Health and wellbeing support via our Employee Assistance Programme
  
• Company wide volunteering scheme
  

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• BEng or MEng in an appropriate Engineering subject (preferably Mechanical based) is essential
  
• Experience with CAD, ideally Solidworks or Autodesk Inventor
  
• Demonstrated interest in mechanical design, including relevant extracurricular or practical experience
  
• Experience managing CAD data using systems such as Autodesk Vault
  
• Competent in Finite Element Analysis (FEA), supported by validated hand calculations.
  

Our focus on diversity, equality and inclusion is here to stay. Our team is made up of some of the most skilled and talented people and that’s what matters to us. At BES Group, we want our people to know that they can be their true authentic selves at work, it really is that simple. We are also committed to the Armed Forces Covenant.

Go for it! Research suggests that some people tend to only apply for roles if they meet all requirements. If you don’t meet every point above, but still feel like you could really help make a difference in this role, please apply, you might be exactly what we’re looking for.

To apply for this role, simply click “Apply”. We ask for some basic contact information and a CV or your LinkedIn profile, it’s that easy! Please note, successful candidates will be required to complete the relevant background checks as part of the recruitment process.

BES Group, where our people and our customers come before everything else.