Mechanical Design Engineer / Draughtsperson

About The Company

My client an established design and manufacturer of bespoke, turnkey industrial machinery and subcontract services are currently looking to recruit a Mechanical Design Engineer or Draughtsperson.

As a Design Engineer or Draughtsperson, you will be responsible for undertaking a variety engineering tasks, including designing, researching and prototyping new products.

The successful candidate should have hands-on experience of using CAD and CAE software, such as SolidWorks and/or Inventor.

Design Engineer / Draughtsman - Key Responsibilities

• Modelling & Reproducing Drawings of Parts/Assemblies from Customer Drawings / Sketches in AutoCAD / SolidWorks / Inventor while applying correct tolerances and or Geometric Tolerancing


• Measuring Supplied Parts / Samples and producing Drawings, including Reverse Engineering


• Site Visits for Surveying & Engineered Solutions Purposes


• Liaising with customers regarding requirement and technical details


• Sourcing Engineering Technical data (Seals, Bearings, Bought in Parts, Materials Etc)


• Engineering Calculations (Density of materials Etc, Motor requirements, Sealing solutions)


• Providing 3D CAM model Data to Machine Shop


• Issuing drawings / jobs to Machine shop


• Performing measuring Checks on machined parts


• Data entry (logging of orders on database, Work Scheduler)


• Producing DXF Drawings from customer drawings, sketches and templates for use by profiling (laser / Waterjet)


• Reverse engineering parts from customer samples


• Producing Folding Drawings for Press operators


• Calculating material requirements for rolled parts


• Converting Drawing formats for laser department

Design Engineer Draughtsman - Experience Requirements

• Ideally educated to a minimum HND level in Mechanical Engineering (Degree would be preferred)


• An excellent grasp of engineering and design principles


• A creative, logical approach for generating new ideas and solutions, with the ability to transition these through to part development


• A sound knowledge of SolidWorks and/or Inventor CAD, technical drawings and 3D modelling


• A good knowledge and understanding of the qualities of metals, materials and components


• Strong analytical and numeracy skills