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Requaero Limited

Location

Cambridgeshire

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Cambridgeshire

We are searching for an experienced Engineer to work as part of the development team with specific responsibility for
mechanical and functional design. The role covers the entire lifecycle of the product from initial concept through
design, validation, field trials, release into production and maintenance.

The successful candidate will be completing design work using 3D CAD and FEA techniques, working with particular focus on
fluidic and thermal performance.

The role will also involve designing to achieve the most cost effective solution for manufacture, and as such experience
of lean manufacturing would be desired.

The ideal candidate will have the following profile:
* Ability to understand customer and technical requirements and work out the impact on the whole design (not just the
mechanical elements)
* Experience of designing complex assemblies and have practical experience of designing for fluidic flow, thermal, shock
and vibration considerations.
* Ability to think outside your own discipline
* Strong analytical skills
* Motivated by why and how things work
* Demonstrated use of initiative
* Structured thinking with use of data to prove assumptions
* A degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
* A good grounding in applied mathematics, physics or chemistry
* At least 5 year's experience on products of complexity e.g. precision electro-mechanical, high reliability and
industrial environments
* Proven understanding of fundamental manufacturing principles
* 3D CAD modelling essential - Solidworks would be an advantage
* Understanding of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing including tolerance stack-up analysis
* Solid understanding of capability studies for designs, jigs and fixtures.
* Any of the following would be pluses:
* Proven experience of using finite element methods for stress and thermal characterisation
* Proven experience of plastic mould design including injection, flow, warpage and shrinkage
* Design for automated assembly
* Proven experience of die casting / metal machining processes
* Appreciation of high volume manufacturing (100,000 units per year)
* Experience of using PDM systems for engineering change control.