Job Title: Mechanical Designer
Location:
North West England, Cheshire, Chester
Job Type:
Contract, expected to work Full-Time hours
Primary Industry:
Aerospace and Aviation
Secondary Industry:
Engineering
Job Duties:
- Develop and analyse robotic concept solutions.
- Perform complex simulations on loads, stress, fatigue and manufacturability.
- Perform GD&T analysis to design, build and test prototypes.
- Design mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic 2D and 3D models.
- Generating manufacturing drawings, BOMs and other documentations.
- Develop tests, perform failure analysis, and solution validation for product development.
- Contribute to the functional analysis and the collaborative definition of the requirement specification.
- Design systems under safety and quality standards for in-house CE Mark certification.
- Validate and ensure the advanced maintenance of the deployed systems.
- Build a strong technical expertise to steer development and integration of robotic technologies in aerospace.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
- Demonstrated experience in mechanical design within the aerospace or aviation industry.
- Proficiency in CAD software such as SolidWorks or AutoCAD.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
Experience:
Demonstrated experience in mechanical design within the aerospace or aviation industry
Knowledge and Skills:
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- Develop and analyse concept solutions to address real world challenges.
- Design & integrate prototypes & demonstrators of innovative robotic solutions.
- Ensure that Safety concerns are properly solved or eased by design.
- Validate system assumptions and functionality under product integrity standards.
- Build & share a deep technical understanding of robotic solutions.
- Mentor junior engineers in good design practice.
- Hands-on experience in robotics / actuated systems control.
- Solid knowledge in Dynamics and Kinematics.
- Demonstrated influence in selection of sensors and actuators
Preferred Qualifications and desirable experience:
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- Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
- Successful experience of integration of an industrial robotic solution used in production
- Familiar with robot simulation software (e.g. KUKA.Sim, RoboGuide, Visual Components, DELMIA, RoboStudio, Matlab/Simulink, RoboDK).
- High level of proficiency in CAD software, such as CATIA or 3DX.
Working Conditions:
- Office-based work with occasional visits to manufacturing facilities or testing sites.
- Regular collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Potential for overtime work to meet project deadlines.
