Junior Mechanical Design Engineer

Junior Mechanical Design Engineer | Witney | £32,000pa - £36,000pa plus benefits: Are you a Mechanical Engineering apprentice trained either with a BTEC or HNC who is looking to transition in a Junior Mechanical Design Engineer role? My client is looking to recruit a Mechanical Engineering apprentice trained Technician who wants to develop to Mechanical Design. You will join this innovative specialist manufacturer as Junior Mechanical Design Engineer, and with the support of a large mechanical engineering team, will develop and grow your experience and knowledge. Your starting point will working with CAD drawings on a day-to-day basis using Solidworks. Your day to day as a Junior Mechanical Design Engineer:

• Create product models and drawings in a CAD package (SolidWorks), including a detailed understanding of geometrical product specification (GPS) tolerancing to BS8888:2020, dimensioning and stress analysis (finite element and hand calculation).
• Write and review technical documents to support products, from build procedures, operation and maintenance manuals and technical files / design reports.
• Create parts, assemblies, bills of materials within our PDM system.
• Undertake experimental and validation testing where required with our products.
• Developing and improving manufacturing and assembly processes / procedures for both new and existing products. The successful Junior Mechanical Design Engineer will possess some of the following:
• An advanced modern apprenticeship to a minimum of HNC level with multiple year industry experience will be considered.
• Experience in a similar or related role
• Experience of metal product manufacturing methods, in particular casting and forging processes, would be highly beneficial
• Experience of efficient product design scaling approaches would be beneficial Candidates should have demonstrable expertise in some of:
• Mechanical component and/or pressure vessel design
• Stress analysis of safety-critical components
• Working to industry design standards or similar internal processes Proficiency in a number of the following tools (listed in order of importance):
• CAD: Modelling and drafting for manufacture in SolidWorks or similar
• Finite element analysis: SolidWorks Simulation, (or equivalent package)
• Experience working in a small company environment, ideally in the industrial sector preferred but not essential If you're looking to make the transition into a Mechanical Design Engineer role, and you would like to learn from a team of specialists, then please drop Lee at MARS a copy of your CV. Our client offers a competitive salary of up to £36,000pa plus benefits, which includes a company contributory pension, death in service insurance, 25 days annual holiday plus public holidays. MARS Recruitment is a specialist Engineering & IT recruiter working in partnership with companies across the UK and offers services of both an Employment Business (for Temporary/Contract roles) and an Employment Agency (for Permanent roles).