Senior Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Permanent Staff | High Wycombe

The Company

An international engineering company that specialises in the design, manufacture and servicing of special purpose machinery for a number of industries.

The Role

In this position you will be responsible for the design, manufacturing and support of standard and custom thermal products. Managing projects to develop bespoke products and accessories to meet the testing needs of customers with a focus on chambers and furnaces for materials testing at above and below ambient tempretures.

The work will include the following:

• Development of high quality, custom thermal products sold into a regulated environment
• Estimating tasks and executing work packages within defined scope and budge
• Detailed mechanical design (using CAD)
• Ensuring all designs and activities adhere to necessary technical and safety requirements, including project team activities and the development of appropriate risk assesments
• Occasional visits to Customer sites, where required, to assist in the commissioning of thermal products
• Develop and define product tests, simulate, test & record results to verify the system / sub system requirements have been met
• Providing technical leadership for thermal products and operations staff in conjunction with the operations manager

The Candidate

To apply for this role, you must

1. Be an experience Mechanical Engineer with experience in both design and hands-on roles.

2. High level of experience in project management

3. Ability to generate theoretical and practical mechanical designs supported by technical calculations.

4. Well founded knowledge of manufacturing methods and technology including production equipment, manufacturing and design processes.

5. Ability to design for quality, performance, manufacturability, serviceability, reliability and cost-effectiveness.

Reward

Salary on offer for this role is up to £50,000 per annum.