MARS Recruitment
Junior Mechanical Design Engineer

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Junior Mechanical Design Engineer | Witney | £32,000pa - £36,000pa plus benefits
Are you a Mechanical Engineering apprentice trained either with a BTEC or HNC who is looking to transition in a Junior Mechanical Design Engineer role?
My client is looking to recruit a Mechanical Engineering apprentice trained Technician who wants to develop to Mechanical Design. You will join this innovative specialist manufacturer as Junior Mechanical Design Engineer, and with the support of a large mechanical engineering team, will develop and grow your experience and knowledge. Your starting point will working with CAD drawings on a day-to-day basis using Solidworks.
Your day to day as a Junior Mechanical Design Engineer:
- Create product models and drawings in a CAD package (SolidWorks), including a detailed understanding of geometrical product specification (GPS) tolerancing to BS8888:2020, dimensioning and stress analysis (finite element and hand calculation).
- Write and review technical documents to support products, from build procedures, operation and maintenance manuals and technical files / design reports.
- Create parts, assemblies, bills of materials within our PDM system.
- Undertake experimental and validation testing where required with our products.
- Developing and improving manufacturing and assembly processes / procedures for both new and existing products.
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The successful Junior Mechanical Design Engineer will possess some of the following:
- An advanced modern apprenticeship to a minimum of HNC level with multiple year industry experience will be considered.
- Experience in a similar or related role.
- Experience of metal product manufacturing methods, in particular casting and forging processes, would be highly beneficial.
- Experience of efficient product design scaling approaches would be beneficial.
- Candidates should have demonstrable expertise in some of:
- Mechanical component and/or pressure vessel design.
- Stress analysis of safety-critical components.
- Working to industry design standards or similar internal processes.
- Proficiency in a number of the following tools (listed in order of importance):
- CAD: Modelling and drafting for manufacture in SolidWorks or similar.
- Finite element analysis: SolidWorks Simulation, (or equivalent package).
- Experience working in a small company environment, ideally in the industrial sector preferred but not essential.


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If you’re looking to make the transition into a Mechanical Design Engineer role, and you would like to learn from a team of specialists, then please drop Lee at MARS a copy of your CV.
Our client offers a competitive salary of up to £36,000pa plus benefits, which includes a company contributory pension, death in service insurance, 25 days annual holiday plus public holidays.
MARS Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes applications from suitably qualified applicants regardless of race, colour, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other protected status. Suitable candidates for the role will be contacted within 3 working days, unfortunately if you haven’t heard back in this time your application has been unsuccessful at this time.
MARS Recruitment is a specialist Engineering & IT recruiter working in partnership with companies across the UK and offers services of both an Employment Business (for Temporary/Contract roles) and an Employment Agency (for Permanent roles).
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