DESIGN ENGINEER

Location: Wakefield

Type of role: Permanent

Salary: £40,000-£50,000/annum (depends on experience)

JOB PURPOSE

Our client is a hydraulic system and component supplier to the UK steelwork industry and machine tool manufacturers.

The role of Design Engineer will involve design and build of hydraulic projects, working with client specifications from the design stage through manufacture, installation and presentation of technical documentation. Taking a conceptual customer specification and developing it into a working hydraulic schematic, specifying and selecting products to create bills of materials. Liaising with sales and production team to produce high quality hydraulic power units and associated hydraulic equipment. Our client operates across a number of industry sectors, e.g. Flood Defence, Energy & Renewables, Oil &Gas, Machine Tool, Food Processing, Steel Production.

Key Responsibilities

Design of bespoke hydraulic systems and equipment, typically comprising; HPUs, actuators, accumulators and manifolds.
Understanding of the fundamentals of hydraulics; pumps, valves, actuators and their application 
Use of Engineering Principal such as Mechanical & Structural constraints, Geometric Tolerance and Material Selection
Understanding of Project Management
Knowledge of Electrohydraulic / Electromechanical Systems and how to implement
Development of designs to satisfy technical specifications and compliance with design standards and legislation.
Designing from customer specifications using 2D & 3D design
Production of detailed hydraulic schematic drawings, general arrangement drawings and detailed manufacturing/fabrication drawings.
Generate accurate 3D models in SolidWorks for issue to customers, suppliers and workshop.
Component selection, BOM production and procurement of proprietary equipment and fabrications.
Verification of component selection/design through calculation - hand calcs, FEA, Excel calculators etc.
Technical documentation writing - O&M Manuals, FAT procedures, RAMS            
Assist Sales with concepting and costing of hydraulic systems and components.
Technical point of contact for Sales and Production.
Visting Customers 
Document management/control.
Issuing instructions and ensuring that all work is carried out correctly.
To prepare and present reports / data as required.
To continually liaise with all customers and staff (departments), ensuring good communication is apparent at all times
Comply with company health safety policies and procedures and, as applicable, ensure safe use and maintenance of all equipment and fully utilise all safety items within the legal and H&S requirements.

Knowledge and Skills

Experience in Hydraulic engineering/design
Previous experience working in the Hydraulics Industry
Experience with Design Software (SolidWorks)
Customer facing experience
IT literate (Microsoft Packages)
Worked within ISO Standards (9001/45001)
Methodical
Systematic
Personable
Can communicate well and work as a member of the team and also in own initiative
Reliable and good attendance record
Able to make decisions and take responsibility.
Technical knowledge and skills

Business Degree or equivalent
Eng. Degree ( Mech / Elec)
Prince II Project Mang (Desirable but not essential)
If you think that you are suitable for the role, please do not hesitate to apply.

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