Mechanical Designer - Precision Engineering - Suffolk

My clients based near the borders of Suffolk Cambridgeshire & Essex are looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer Precision Engineering / Fibre Optics.

This role is commutable from Cambridge Saffron Walden Royston Dunmow Braintree Haverhill Newmarket Bury St. Edmunds.

This organisation designs & manufactures an extensive range of optical fibre based subsystems with superior hermeticity & optical termination as well as high efficiency coupling of lases fibres & detectors.

The successful candidate will be working on the design of fibre optic assemblies components and tooling to micron level tolerances and will be involved in a good level of documentation database administration.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

Participate in the design and development process of new products creating necessary component and assembly drawings and BOMs.

Undertake engineering change activities to drawings models and BOMS of existing products.

Administering the design documentation control.

Define and create BOM and identify part vendors.

Support the engineering team with the development of prototypes.

Design jigs and fixtures for manufacturing processes.

Develop setups and prove prototypes.

Provide initial product qualification against appropriate standards and quality procedures.

Support product transfer to production and help with solving initial production issues.

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS REQUIRED:

Essential:

Degree or equivalent experience in mechanical design engineering product design or a related field.

Industrial mechanical design and new product development experience.

Proficient with 3D Cad software.

Working knowledge of precision component design to micron level tolerances.

Proficient with Microsoft Office software.

Working knowledge of material properties and stress analysis.

Experience identifying and working with tooling and component suppliers to source components necessary to meet requirements of the design.

Demonstrated teamwork skills in a small company environment.

Excellent verbal and written communication.

Ability to manage several projects through effective planning and time management.

Desirable:

Experience with fibre optic products development manufacturing and testing.

Design for high tolerance machining plastic moulding diecasting.

Proficient with Creo 3D Cad software.

Your current job title may be Mechanical Designer Mechanical Design Engineer Mechanical Development Engineer or similar.

Basic salary to c40k for the right candidate plus a range of benefits.

To apply for this Mechanical Design Engineer Precision Engineering / Fibre Optics role based near the borders of Suffolk Cambridgeshire & Essex please contact Andy Grant Andy Grant ASAP

skype: bluemarblerec

For further details on this and many other vacancies visit our website

Tasks

Participate in the design and development process of new products creating necessary component and assembly drawings and BOMs.

Undertake engineering change activities to drawings models and BOMS of existing products.

Administering the design documentation control.

Define and create BOM and identify part vendors.

Support the engineering team with the development of prototypes.

Design jigs and fixtures for manufacturing processes.

Develop setups and prove prototypes.

Provide initial product qualification against appropriate standards and quality procedures.

Support product transfer to production and help with solving initial production issues.

Requirements

Essential:

Degree or equivalent experience in mechanical design engineering product design or a related field.

Industrial mechanical design and new product development experience.

Proficient with 3D Cad software.

Working knowledge of precision component design to micron level tolerances.

Proficient with Microsoft Office software.

Working knowledge of material properties and stress analysis.

Experience identifying and working with tooling and component suppliers to source components necessary to meet requirements of the design.

Demonstrated teamwork skills in a small company environment.

Excellent verbal and written communication.

Ability to manage several projects through effective planning and time management.

Desirable:

Experience with fibre optic products development manufacturing and testing.

Design for high tolerance machining plastic moulding diecasting.

Proficient with Creo 3D Cad software.

Benefits

Basic salary to c40k for the right candidate plus a range of benefits.

To apply for this Mechanical Design Engineer Precision Engineering / Fibre Optics role based near the borders of Suffolk Cambridgeshire & Essex please contact Andy Grant Andy Grant ASAP

skype: bluemarblerec

For further details on this and many other vacancies visit our website