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ROLE – Senior Mechanical Design Engineer    

SALARY - £45,000-£55,000, dependent on experience    

TYPE – Permanent    

LOCATION – Hampshire     

My client designs and manufactures bespoke machinery. They are looking for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer with strong practical skills to join their team in the Hampshire area on a permanent basis.    

The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer will ideally have the following attributes:
At least 5 years of experience in a similar Mechanical Design / New Product Development position
Excellent practical skills – hand calculations, verification, validation, FEA, testing, prototyping
Strong 3D CAD skills – ideally SolidWorks or Inventor  
Hands-on industry experience ideally working in a similar design role within a machine shop / workshop / manufacturing environment
Knowledge of machinery operations and electrical/electronic products
Degree / ONC / HNC / HND / BTEC / NVQ qualified or similar in Mechanical Engineering or similar 
Experienced designing products from concept to production 
Able to manage projects and work to deadlines and budgets 
Able to maintain technical documentation and BOM entry 
Innovative, accurate and passionate about design 
Be technically minded with a head for problem solving
Excellent leadership and organisational skills
Able to work well individually as well as part of a team
The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer role will involve:
Being responsible for the Design and Development of various products 
Using SolidWorks software for design on a day-to-day basis
Being responsible for research, hand calculations, FEA, testing and prototyping
Managing the full product lifecycle from concept to production 
Creating models/prototypes
Liaising with clients and developing solutions for design specifications
Collaborating with different departments to ensure the smooth delivery of projects 
Maintaining technical drawings and documentation 
Providing technical guidance and support
Supporting product Testing, Verification & Validation 
Supporting more junior members of the team   
If you are interested in this position, please apply with an up to date CV as soon as possible