Description
Cranleigh STEM is working with a growing design consultancy who are currently experiencing significant growth within its mechanical engineering team, driven by an influx of long-term projects across multiple sectors.
We are looking for highly skilled, Senior Mechanical Engineers with extensive product development experience to join its dynamic technical team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and collaborate with talented individuals on a variety of projects, including consumer products, innovative transport solutions, and medical devices.
- Take on a technical leadership role, guiding the team through complex challenges and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality products.
- Work closely with multidisciplinary teams, including designers, electronics engineers, software developers, and other specialists, to integrate visual and functional aspects of products into world-class designs.
- Oversee the financial and commercial aspects of projects, including team selection, budget management, and client communication.
Requirements:
- A creative problem-solver with the ability to generate innovative solutions to complex engineering challenges.
- Adapt quickly to new information and thrive in a dynamic consultancy environment.
- Experience in managing and mentoring junior engineers, ensuring high standards and successful project outcomes.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to effectively interact with clients and colleagues.
- A 1st or Upper 2nd degree in mechanical engineering from a reputable institution.
- Proven experience in a product design or development environment, with expertise in design tools (SolidWorks), computational techniques, and a wide range of manufacturing processes and materials.
- Experience in low-volume rapid prototyping technologies and high-volume manufacturing processes such as injection moulding.
- Eligible to work in the UK.
In Return…
- You’ll have the opportunity to work collaboratively with world-leading experts on impactful design and development projects for global clients, often seeing projects through from initial exploration to launch.
- Hands-on involvement in designing mechanisms, creating mathematical models, and building/testing prototypes in state-of-the-art workshops and labs.
- A chance to contribute to the creation of novel intellectual IP, cost reduction, environmental sustainability, and the development of class-leading products.
- Work with some of the world’s most exciting and innovative brands, tackling complex challenges.
- Access to formal training, mentoring, and on-the-job career development opportunities.
- Regular opportunities for professional and technical growth.
Salary: £. Competitive (DOE)
Benefits: 22 Days holiday + banks (increasing with service), Bonus, Pension, Cycle to work scheme, Hybrid working.
Location: West Midlands, commutable from Coventry, Rugby, Daventry. Stratford-upon-Avon, Redditch and Birmingham.
Role: Full-time, permanent.
This role offers a unique opportunity to be part of a company that values innovation, excellence, and teamwork. If you are suitable for this role please apply or contact me directly.
