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Role: Mechanical Design Engineer
Company: Global automotive company
Job Type: Contract  – 3 months+
Salary:  Market rate
Location: Birmingham

As a Mechanical Design Engineer you will join a world-class team responsible for bespoke product design, development and manufacture. The New Products & Applications team is core to the company’s unique offering of a complete engineering service and involved through concept design and development, prototype and validation testing and low volume manufacture and systems integration.

This is a very fast-paced sector requiring advanced product-design and problem-solving skills for programmes with short design cycle times and innovative solutions. The role involves the opportunity for involvement in the mechanical design of a wide range of mechanical products within the automotive and aerospace business. It will involve working closely with customers and suppliers offering plenty of variety in a customer-orientated environment.

What you’ll do
2D & 3D CAD for current projects
Perform finite element analysis on design concepts
Ensure all design documents conform to company and ISO standards
Provide mechanical engineering support to business projects
Ensure that all designs conform to company and customer requirements
Manage suppliers and obtain quotations to project specifications
Produce clear and professional design reports
Support prototype build and testing
 
The ideal candidate:

Essential:
Educated to Mechanical Engineering degree standard or equivalent qualification
Demonstrable mechanical design experience of automotive systems with a good knowledge of manufacturing technologies 
Experience of Catia V5 and Ansys
Good Personal management and communication skills

Desirable:
Knowledge/experience in automotive system design and manufacture
Knowledge/experience in mechatronic design
Experience with Solid Edge and Pro Engineer
Knowledge of BS8888 and GD&T is a distinct advantage
Ability to communicate clearly
Ability to learn quickly and adapted to varying work requirements
Working knowledge of PDM systems                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
n.b. To apply for this role you must be able to live and work unrestricted in the UK. Should your application be successful, you will be contacted within the next 7 days.

Tiro Associates Ltd is a specialist Employment Agency and Employment Business assisting with both contract and permanent opportunities in the automotive, aerospace, electronics, engineering and manufacturing sectors. For details of all our current vacancies please refer to tiroassociates.com

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