Engineering & Production Jobs In Hertfordshire

Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer (conveyor system experience essential)
Reports to: Design Team Leader

Overview

Design and develop engineering systems. Consult with engineering management, fellow designers, Production, Sales, and Marketing to establish design concepts and manage through to production.

Duties / Responsibilities

• To produce designs and subsequent manufacturing drawings and related documentation using primarily AutoDesk Inventor CAD software.
• Design systems based on design-function relationships, serviceability, materials and methods engineering, production costs, and client specifications.
• To undertake mechanical design calculations when required.
• To undertake material and equipment specification.
• To discuss and interpret requirements and to prepare concise engineering specifications as a prerequisite to design.
• To discuss and resolve design related production problems with in-house manufacturing departments, sub-contractors and suppliers.
• To review customer provided tender documentation and assess to compliance of company products to customers' requirements. To respond formally to the Sales Dept. providing technical information on the degree of compliance and corresponding non-compliance.
• Develop own personal technical competence.
• Keeping up to date with changes to applicable UK and European legislation.
• Other duties and tasks as assigned.

Prerequisites
• 5 years relevant experience in the design of electro-mechanical machinery, food/pharmaceutical machinery or similar equipment with an appreciation of the following:
o Conveyor systems
o Pneumatic systems
o Engineering constructional materials
o Precision mechanical assemblies
o Food or pharmaceutical constructional materials and finishes
o Noise control

• Degree qualified or equivalent in mechanical engineering or relevant technical design discipline.
• A recognised mechanical engineering apprenticeship or other appropriate structured training would be expected. In the case of a graduate, sufficient suitable post graduate industrial training and experience.
• Minimum 5 years industry related experience in mechanical engineering at the design and implementation level.
• Creative with experience in New Product Development from concept through to production.
• Experience of DFMEA is desirable.
• Experience in design for manufacture as well as knowledge of manufacturing processes (i.e. fabrications, castings).
• Hands-on experience of a 3D CAD system preferably Inventor including actual production of working designs.
• An appreciation and understanding of relevant UK, European and International standards, codes of practice and procedures.
• Experience in the provision of engineering support within a company supplying capital goods to the food, pharmaceutical or automotive industries would be an advantage.
• Experience of working directly with customers in a technical capacity.
• Microsoft Office proficient.
• Willingness for occasional overseas travel (typically two or three day trips, 4 or 5 times per year).

Person Requirements

• Hands-on
• Good problem solving skills and root cause analysis
• Excellent communication skills; written and verbal
• Ability to communicate at all levels
• Commercially aware
• Good attention to detail
• Ability to handle multiple projects and priorities
• Ability to work with minimal supervision (self starter)
• Ability to work to and consistently meet deadlines

This vacancy is being advertised by NCR (New Century Recruitment Ltd). The services advertised by NCR are those of an Employment Agency.

As a result of the growth and the tremendous success of our clients new products in the market place, they have a number of outstanding opportunities for Cryogenic, Cryocooler, Design and Structural Magnet Engineers to work on new product development or custom projects. They’re looking for physicists and engineers with extensive expertise in cryogenic and cryogen system-level engineering, liquid helium cooled and cryogen free superconducting magnet systems and magnet systems design.

Whether you are an industry expert or have recently completed your PhD, they have a role to suit you. Role titles include: Principal Cryogenics Project Engineer, Senior Cryocooler Development Engineer, both within the New Product Development & Introduction Group, and Structural Magnet Engineer, Senior Cryogenics Engineer, ULT Cryogenic Engineer and Cryogenic Design Engineer in our Consultancy, Cryogenics and Magnets Groups. An excellent opportunity to develop a career in a worldwide, market-leading organisation.

Through world-leading capability and experience in advanced cryogenics and applied superconductivity, our client delivers solutions which meet the exacting needs of scientists working at the forefront of fundamental physics, applied physics, materials science and next generation device development. Our client is a global company with manufacturing facilities, offices and service centres, worldwide and an annual turnover of over £270m.

Depending on the candidate key responsibilities may include:
* Developing cryogenic and magnet systems from initial concept through to production readiness including developments from the NPD & I Group;
* Generate costings and specifications for designs;
* Modelling and/or experimental investigation and validation of design performance;
* Design and support the testing of products, analyse test results and resolve performance issues;
* Direct interface with clients and customers;
* Evaluating and generating new product ideas;
* Technical project leadership.

Key areas of technical knowledge and expertise and educational requirements that we will be looking for are;
* A relevant science or engineering based Degree, Masters or PhD;
* Design and analysis of large scale magnet "cold masses" and systems;
* Structural analysis of CICC magnet coils, Superconducting magnet design and/or integration, GM or Stirling cooler development and FEA;
* 4k systems and cryogenic techniques;
* Dilution refrigerators and high frequency RF design;
* Design for manufacture techniques and processes and cryofree systems development;
* Cryostat, low temperature insert design and ideally UHV design;
* Practical experience in modelling and analysing complex cryogenic system engineering e.g. ANSYS, VF, COMSOL or similar;
* Cryogenic systems design or development to include some of the following: the use and principles of operation of cryocoolers, 4He variable temperature inserts, 3He inserts, 3He/4He dilution refrigerators;
* CAD design; in 2D and 3D including FE Structural Analysis, preferably experienced in ProE;

This vacancy is being advertised by NCR (New Century Recruitment Ltd). The services advertised by NCR are those of an Employment Agency.

Due to expansion the Operations Department requires a Production Engineer.

SUMMARY

Provide effective Change Management & Process Improvement to the manufacturing Site. (50%)
Control of Engineering releases and revisions to improve Production efficiency (50%).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

·Introduce improved methods of Production and Supply to allow Operations to deliver maximum production efficiency and ensure best practices are communicated and adopted.

·Responsible for SOP’s on all manufacturing equipment built.

·Responsible for engineering changes – related paperwork.

·Implementation of process for efficient management and communication of Engineering Change Orders.

·Introduce, improve, and maintain manufacturing processes and procedures throughout the factory.

·Responsible for process improvements.

·Identify process improvement projects suitable for Kaizen or team based improvement activity i.e. cost reduction, yield increase, cycle time reduction to create value enhancement for the business.

REQUIREMENTS

·BSc/BEng level Manufacturing Engineering qualification or relevant experience.
·Experience from a Manufacturing environment and experience in writing SOP's.

·Professional qualification, Black Belt, Prince II etc. (desirable)

·Experience of integrated systems (mechanical, electrical, electronic)

·5 years demonstrable functional Production Engineering experience in a technical, high mix / low volume production environment.

·Ability to interrupt drawings.

·Experience with inspection systems (X-Ray a bonus)

This vacancy is being advertised by NCR (New Century Recruitment Ltd). The services advertised by NCR are those of an Employment Agency.