Mechanical Development Engineer

JOB – Mechanical Development Engineer

LOCATION – Southampton

TERM- Permanent

SALARY - £30,000-£45,000, dependent on experience

My client is a specialist manufacturer within the Oil & Gas and Energy industries. They are looking for a Mechanical Development Engineer to join their team based in Southampton on a permanent basis.

The Mechanical Development Engineer will ideally have the following attributes:

• Degree qualified or the equivalent in Mechanical Engineering
• 4 years’ or more experience working in a similar hands-on Mechanical Design position within a manufacturing environment
• Experience in Oil & Gas, Energy, Marine, Aerospace or similar industries would be beneficial
• Be proficient using 3D CAD and 2D software such as SolidWorks, Inventor, AutoCAD etc.
• Have the ability to select the correct engineering components and materials
• Previous experience of working with special purpose machine assemblies, test rigs or precision tooling would be desirable
• Excellent communication skills
• The ability to work well alone as well as part of a team

The Mechanical Development Engineer role will involve:

• Designing development equipment, prototype production tooling, test rigs, machine parts and other equipment in an engineering development environment
• Working with 3D CAD software
• Taking projects from brief through to the full design solution and then to final validation
• Meeting deadlines and targets that are set
• Conducting product testing
• Working in a multi-disciplinary engineering team
• Providing engineering problem resolution and support
• Working closely with the electrical / controls team to ensure key projects are delivered to customers on time
• Using project management tools to help deliver projects too
• Looking at any opportunities to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives

If you are interested in this position, please apply with an up to date CV as soon as possible.