Mechanical Design Engineer
Mechanical Design Engineer
Job title: Mechanical Design Engineer
Location: Halifax, Elland, HX5 9JP
Hours: 37.5 hours
Working Pattern: Full-time, On-site 5 days per week
How you will make an impact:
- Responsible for delivery of all assigned NPD projects/tasks, ensuring a strong foundation of mechanical principles with demonstrable effectiveness.
- Responding to Mechanical briefs with clear solutions and demonstrable mechanical thinking.
- Contribute actively to NPD projects, completing mechanical tasks as required alongside Product Design Engineers and other team members.
- Execute verification and validation practices, across internal and external assessments, at all stages of the NPD process, to ensure a validated, verified design.
- Collaborate with internal testing partners (TBD) across mechanical projects, to ensure the effective assessment of mechanical concepts.
- Collaborate with internal and external manufacturing partners to ensure high levels of DFM and DFA at every stage.
- Carry out checks on CAD, drawings, and other deliverable documents to ensure a high level of output.
- Collaborate with commercial teams, to ensure design viability at every stage.
- Collaborate with adjacent A-SAFE departments to ensure the flow through of project information.
- Communicating progress through periodic project updates, both laterally across the NPD and wider team, and upwards to Head of NPD and R&D Director.
- Observe and communicate project risks, issues and mitigating actions to Head of NPD and R&D Director.
- Mentor, guide and steer other members of the NPD team through professional, contextual and design-based challenges.
- Represent the values of the NPD team and A-SAFE in every aspect of work.
What we are looking for:
- Strong level of technical skill, across all NPD process phases - research, definition, concept generation, concept development, DFM, DFA and preparation for launch, with the ability to lead, and complete tasks at every stage.
- Strong understanding of core mechanical principles – mechanics of solids, materials (polymers) and stress analysis (core principles and via FEA), with ability to communicate and demonstrate principles to others.
- Strong level of capability in core mechanical design practices – CAD (Inventor), concept generation, prototyping, testing, drawing production, DFMEAs.
- Strong understanding of validation methods and practices, through both internal validation and external validation to standards.
- Strong awareness of manufacturing processes and considerations, with strong practical experience, particularly injection moulding, extrusion and processing of polymers, elastomers and metals.
- High level of awareness of commercial factors, with demonstrable understanding of designing to product and project budgets
Benefits:
- A subsidised on-site gym, available for all colleagues.
- Flexible start and finish times to fit around you and your lifestyle.
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and NICU pay.
- 25 Days holiday plus bank holidays with the option to buy more
- Cycle to work scheme, Specsavers vouchers, long service rewards, EAP
For more information on our benefits, please see our benefits booklet.
About us:
Our story started in 1984, when A-SAFE set out to solve real workplace safety problems with better, more innovative products. Today, our solutions protect people, assets and operations for brands globally.
We remain a family-owned business, built on strong values and long-term relationships. If you want to know what we stand for, you can learn more about our story and values.
Our HQ in Elland, Halifax, is home to cutting-edge manufacturing technology and modern offices that reflect the quality of what we do. You can take a virtual look around with our 3D tour.
A-SAFE has grown organically over the years and now supports more than 6,000 customers across 50 countries. We are proud to work with global names such as Amazon, Coca Cola and BMW. You can explore more of our Customer Success Stories here.
If you require the application form in an alternative format or need adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us at recruitment@asafe.com.