Job Description

Escape Recruitment is excited to present an excellent opportunity for a skilled Design Engineer to join our client's innovative team in Dunfermline. This position involves innovative design while adhering to industry standards, contract specifications, and company procedures.

Job Responsibilities

  • Design Development: Create new conceptual designs or modify existing ones for various proposals or projects based on customer or internally generated specifications. Prepare comprehensive design layouts.
  • Design Verification: Use classical analysis techniques (such as bending, buckling, shear, bearing, and pressure vessel analysis) and numerical analysis methods to validate designs.
  • Internal Reviews: Present designs to the engineering team during internal reviews, prepare part specifications, and review detailed drawings. Select appropriate raw materials, coatings, and quality standards.
  • Engineering Modifications: Implement necessary changes to product drawings and reports. Participate in investigations and resolutions of non-conformance's.
  • Procedure Development: Create procedures for equipment assembly, testing, FAT, qualification, handling, storage, rework, maintenance, and commissioning as required.
  • Departmental Support: Provide essential support to various internal departments (manufacturing, planning, QA, commercial, purchasing, assembly, etc.) throughout the product design and delivery phases.

Required Qualifications and Skills

  • Essential:
    • Relevant Engineering Degree
    • Experience with 3D CAD modeling
    • Skills in Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
    • Ability to solve basic problems and perform root cause analysis
  • Desirable:
    • Background in Mechanical or Structural Engineering
    • Experience with NX or similar 3D modeling software
    • FEA skills in ANSYS
    • Familiarity with lean tools such as A3, 5 Whys, Fishbone diagrams, etc.

Competencies

  • Essential:
    • Strong mechanical/structural design skills, with the ability to develop concepts and see them through to manufacturing release
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
    • Ability to work effectively as part of a team
    • Experience in mechanical/structural design and analysis

Benefits

  • 35 days of holiday
  • Generous employer-matched pension scheme and private health care
  • Flexible benefits including an electric car scheme, gym flex, cycle-to-work scheme, and more
  • Flexible working hours and hybrid working options
  • Onsite canteen and coffee facilities

If you are a dedicated and talented Design Engineer seeking to grow your career in a supportive and forward-thinking environment, Please apply today!