Lead Mechanical Design Engineer

Title: Lead Media Handling Mechanical Design Engineer
Location:  South East Scotland 
 
Position Summary & Key Areas of Responsibility
This position involves leading a team responsible for leading the media handling mechanical design and support team. You'll work closely with various departments, suppliers and customers to ensure our devices meet top industry standards. Previous experience leading a design team, especially with electro/mechanical systems controlled by software, is essential.
 
The successful candidate will have knowledge of: 
New Product design and lifecycle support of existing products from a mechanical perspective
Lead mechanical development activities, providing estimates, manufacturing options etc.
Experience in the Design of Mechanisms, working with tooling suppliers and parts manufacture
Proven track record delivering cost effective designs to specification and engineering standards
In depth understanding of supplier engagement and change management
Collaborate with Engineers from different disciplines to enable system wide integration
Lead design validation via design reviews, stress analysis, assembly tolerances, testing and problem correction CLCA
Ensure the team release work products using the approved system with all relevant documentation required to implement your design change Qualifications
A Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Hons 2:1 or better preferred).
Strong understanding of Mechanical design principles and technologies.
Minimum 10 years’ experience developing or supporting complex mechanical products such as:
High speed, document feeding, transportation, sorting & stacking mechanisms.
Autonomous, fault tolerant media handling systems under the impact of climatic variations.
Expert CAD Skills (ProE/Creo or Solidworks)
A good understanding of mechanical drive systems
Ability to co-ordinate multiple projects simultaneously
Drawing, dimensioning & tolerancing experience
Stress and Tolerance analysis experience
Design of Mechanisms experience would be an advantage
Experience with Rapid prototyping technologies
Experience of analysing customer performance metrics to identify and implement data driven improvements
A customer focused attitude and a sense of urgency around all activities
Sets high work standards for the team to follow and be an excellent communicator
Willing to travel, globally e.g. customer sites for support or analysis This company is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
  
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