Mechanical Design Engineer

Sector: Engineering

Location: Cambridge

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 per annum + Benefits

Contract: Permanent

Contact: Lewis Morrison at 01618261120 or apply directly using the form
quoting Job Reference No. 1330

After 75 years of growth and development, a fantastic opportunity has emerged for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join one of the world’s leading interdisciplinary research councils.

Reporting to Design Manager, this role is a unique opportunity for an ambitious Mechanical Design Engineer who wants to make a difference, whilst designing innovative and scientific instrumentation for research in the water, air and on land in the Arctic and Antarctica.

This is a chance to join a growing company that can offer progression and career development. If you are a person who likes to work in a challenging and varied environment and have a range of engineering skills and experience, then this is the role for you.

Mechanical Design Engineer Duties:

• Specification, design and procurement of new instrumentation.
• Development of new systems and equipment to meet customer requirements.
• Initiation and monitoring of in-house projects to ensure design standards are achieved.
• Ensuring installations on BAS ships, aircraft and Antarctic Stations are completed to specification and on schedule.
• Supporting systems in the field including provision of all necessary spares and maintenance.

Mechanical Design Engineer Requirements:

• HNC/D or BEng in Mechanical Engineering or similar.
• 3D CAD – Inventor, SolidWorks (or similar)
• Component design, complex assemblies
• Technical drawings, BOMs, documentation

If this role isn’t of interest, but you know of someone who could be, Chroma Recruitment operates a referral scheme.
Chroma Recruitment is acting as an employment business with regards to this position.