Senior Design Engineer

Randstad are recruiting for a Senior Design Engineer for a client based in Bristol. They are a rapidly growing company that specialises in designing and manufacturing a variety of high pressure hydraulic products for the Automotive and Aerospace industries.

Essential requirements

Degree level education in Mechanical Engineering or closely related subject
At least 5 years of experience in a mechanical design role
Experience of design processes and engineering principles
Understanding of metallurgy and material science
Understanding of machining processes and their relevance in mechanical design
Experience with CAD and producing technical drawings
Experience using FEA tools
Understanding of wider system technology including electronics, software and control, and its impact on mechanical design
High levels of personal accountability and ownership, to effectively deliver on challenging and ambitious targets
Strong presentation (both of technical solutions and data) and reporting skills
Ability to focus on detail to fully understand issues and drive improvement
Experience leading other mechanical engineers within projectsBeneficial requirements

Experience working to Automotive, Aerospace or Marine certification standards
Experience of testing in a production environment
Experience using CFD tools
Experience with hydraulic machines e.g. Servo valves, pumps, actuators etc.
Experience designing for additive manufacturing processes
Experience with designing electric motorsKey responsibilities

Design and analysis of products to fit customer applications
Management of manufacturing documentation, including CAD, drawings, bill of materials and AM build files
Finding and communicating with suppliers for prototype manufacture
Communication with key stakeholders both internal and external
Providing design support throughout manufacture, assembly, testing and new product introduction
Where required provide the above capability to support other projects, such as suspension, brake by wire and flight controls
Mentoring and technical direction on specific projects to more junior engineers
Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver world leading products

This is a full time permanent position with a salary of £45,000-£55,000 depending on experience, flexible start and finish times and a 9 day working fortnight, so you would have every other Friday off as well.

The role is fully on site.

If you are interested, please make an application at your earliest convenience.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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