Graduate Design Engineer

Newport, Gwent

20350/617

£30,000 & comprehensive benefits

Benefits

• 25 days’ holiday + Bank holidays
• Pension up to 11% EE
• Death in Service
• Share Save Schemes

This thriving South Wales manufacturer has an enviable reputation for design excellence and is a supplier of choice for many of the worlds leading equipment manufacturers. They are currently looking to recruit another Graduate Engineer to further strengthen their Design and Development function.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Generate innovative & feasible design concepts and cost-effective solutions to meet project and customer requirements, including preparation of drawing packs complying with specifications.
• Ensure all design requirements (customer and internal) are optimised to provide a robust product that can be manufactured within the agreed targets (cost & performance).
• Prepare, check, and approve to ensure drawings are correct and to required standards complying with internal quality processes and procedures.
• To participate in internal team meetings and design reviews with cross-functional departments to meet project needs.
• Liaise with technical specialists as required (e.g., for FEA, CFD analysis and specialist 1D calculations).
• Represent the company in customer meetings where necessary.
• Work closely with Project Managers, Prototype, Purchasing and Production engineers to ensure products are designed for manufacture.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Degree Qualified in Mechanical Engineering or similar
• Good knowledge of fluid mechanics
• FEA and CFD would be advantageous.