Design Engineer

ATA Recruitment Limited
Exeter, UK
14 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Compensation
£35,000.0 - £42,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

3d Models SolidWorks (CAD)

Job description

As Design Engineer, you will be responsible for designing bespoke systems and supporting structures for a wide variety of industrial applications.

Projects typically range from £5,000 to £450,000 and involve a combination of hydraulic, mechanical and fabrication design work.

You will work closely with production, installation teams, suppliers and customers to ensure solutions are practical, cost-effective and manufacturable.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design hydraulic power units and hydraulic systems for industrial applications
  • Produce detailed 3D models using SolidWorks
  • Create manufacturing and assembly drawings
  • Design hydraulic cylinders and associated components
  • Carry out Design for Manufacture (DFM) activities
  • Design fabricated structures including:

  • Frames
  • Skids
  • Enclosures
  • Bracketry
  • Fabricated assemblies

Support projects from concept through to manufacture

Liaise with suppliers, customers and internal engineering teams

Support continuous improvement and engineering best practice initiatives, This is an opportunity to join a business that combines the resources and stability of a major engineering group with the flexibility and technical variety of a specialist engineering company.

You’ll work on bespoke projects rather than repetitive product design, gain exposure to high-profile customers and develop highly sought-after skills in hydraulic system engineering.

If you’re a Mechanical Design Engineer who enjoys solving engineering challenges and wants to be involved in projects from concept through to installation, we’d like to hear from you

ATA Recruitment are working exclusively with this client we will be conducting a short list starting today, we will conduct the 1st interview over the phone and the successful candidates will then be forwarded to our client with our recommendation.

If you wish to be considered for this opportunity then please respond with your intention as we are looking to fill this role in the not-so-distant future, you will then be contacting by one of our Recruitment Consultant who will be able to provide more details.

Contact:

Bhav Patel

Requirements

We are keen to speak with Design Engineers, Mechanical Design Engineers, Project Design Engineers or Product Design Engineers from a manufacturing or engineering environment., * Experience in a mechanical design role

  • Proficient in SolidWorks or similar 3D CAD package
  • Experience producing detailed manufacturing drawings
  • Strong understanding of fabrication and sheet metal design
  • Ability to interpret engineering specifications and customer requirements
  • Good communication and problem-solving skills

Desirable Experience

  • Hydraulic system design
  • Pneumatic system design
  • Mechanical handling equipment
  • Industrial machinery
  • Fluid power systems
  • Pressure systems
  • Defence or aerospace projects
  • Design calculations and technical specifications

Candidates without direct hydraulic design experience are encouraged to apply, as full training and development can be provided for engineers with strong mechanical design fundamentals.

Benefits & conditions

Exeter £35,000 - £42,000 + Benefits Permanent Monday-Friday, * £35,000 - £42,000 basic salary
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Company pension
  • Career progression within a growing engineering group
  • Exposure to diverse engineering projects
  • Technical training and development
  • Opportunity to develop specialist hydraulic design expertise
  • Stable, long-term career prospects

About the company

ATA Recruitment are supporting an established and growing engineering solutions business is seeking a Design Engineer to join its Exeter operation. This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a specialist engineering team delivering custom hydraulic and pneumatic systems for blue-chip clients across aerospace, defence, manufacturing, FMCG, water, and industrial sectors., Our client is part of one of the UK’s leading engineering and industrial component groups, employing over 600 people nationwide and supplying engineered solutions to some of the world’s most recognised manufacturing and industrial organisations.

Their a specialist engineering division designs, manufactures, tests and installs bespoke systems, the Exeter operation delivers full turnkey projects, taking solutions from concept and design through to manufacture, installation, commissioning and ongoing support.

Customers include major organisations operating within aerospace, defence, advanced manufacturing, food production and industrial engineering environments.

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