Jobs in Bedford

Mechanical Design Engineer

Bedford

To £55,000 dependant on experience

We are a global leader in the manufacture and supply of equipment sold into the environmental sector. Established over 200 years ago, we continue to innovate ensuring that more and more customers benefit from our technologies.

We are now growing our R and D team in Bedford and are looking to appoint a Mechanical Design Engineer with around 5 years of Mechanical Design/Product Design experience. As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will produce accurate and effective mechanical design solutions to support the development and delivery of both new and existing products, ensure design solutions satisfy functional requirements, manufacturability and project timescales, deliver prototype assembly, testing, verification and validation activities and identify opportunities to improve product designs and engineering processes.

We invite applications from Mechanical Design Engineers with the following attributes:

* Minimum HNC, HND or Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design or Electronics Engineering

* 3 - 5 years' experience in Mechanical Design/Product Design

* Knowledge of manufacturing processes such as injection moulding, machining, sheet metal fabrication or assembly techniques

* Awareness of design for manufacture, design for assembly and cost reduction methodologies