About The Company My client an established design and manufacturer of bespoke, turnkey industrial machinery and subcontract services are currently looking to recruit a Mechanical Design Engineer or Draughtsperson. As a Design Engineer or Draughtsperson, you will be responsible for undertaking a variety engineering tasks, including designing, researching and prototyping new products. The successful candidate should have hands-on experience of using CAD and CAE software, such as SolidWorks and/or Inventor. Design Engineer / Draughtsman - Key Responsibilities Modelling&Reproducing Drawings of Parts/Assemblies from Customer Drawings / Sketches in AutoCAD / SolidWorks / Inventor while applying correct tolerances and or Geometric Tolerancing Measuring Supplied Parts / Samples and producing Drawings, including Reverse Engineering Site Visits for Surveying&Engineered Solutions Purposes Liaising with customers regarding requirement and technical details Sourcing Engineering Technical data (Seals, Bearings, Bought in Parts, Materials Etc) Engineering Calculations (Density of materials Etc, Motor requirements, Sealing solutions) Providing 3D CAM model Data to Machine Shop Issuing drawings / jobs to Machine shop Performing measuring Checks on machined parts Data entry (logging of orders on database, Work Scheduler) Producing DXF Drawings from customer drawings, sketches and templates for use by profiling (laser / Waterjet) Reverse engineering parts from customer samples Producing Folding Drawings for Press operators Calculating material requirements for rolled parts Converting Drawing formats for laser department Design Engineer Draughtsman - Experience Requirements Ideally educated to a minimum HND level in Mechanical Engineering (Degree would be preferred) An excellent grasp of engineering and design principles A creative, logical approach for generating new ideas and solutions, with the ability to transition these through to part development A sound knowledge of SolidWorks and/or Inventor CAD, technical drawings and 3D modelling A good knowledge and understanding of the qualities of metals, materials and components Strong analytical and numeracy