Mechanical Design Engineer

at  Handicare

As a business, we offer solutions to increase the mobility of elderly and physically challenged people, to enable them to live an independent and active life.
We design and manufacture our own range of straight and curved stairlifts as well as partnering with key suppliers to offer a broad product range to meet customer needs. We operate in more than 40 countries and we’re growing all the time.
We are a passionate and friendly team of people who care deeply about Making Everyday Life Easier for our customers.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Work as part of a European based R&D team with opportunity to collaborate on global projects
• Work on multiple projects as required to support both new product introduction as well as on going product development
• Design solutions to meet technical, quality, time and cost requirements
• Producing engineering solutions including CAD, detail drawings and other associated documentation necessary for product certification, manufacture, installation and service
• Verification, validation and development of designs from initial concept through the development cycle and in to volume manufacture
• Working effectively with manufacturing as well as other company departments and external suppliers to deliver complex technical solutions
• Drive the principle of design for manufacture and continuous improvement in all we do
• Strive for the best quality solutions whilst meeting cost and time constraints.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

• Qualified to a minimum of HNC or Degree/HND in Mechanical Engineering or relevant industry experience
• Mechanical design experience and / or manufacturing engineering experience
• Design for manufacture
• High level of CAD experience (Solidworks preferable)
• Comfortable with New Product Development (NPD) and Existing Product Development (EPD) principles
• High level understanding of GD&T as well as assembly and sub assembly drawings
• Highly analytical and methodical
• Capable of self-starting and working effectively as part of a larger project team
• Support and take lead where required on Engineering changes
• Good understanding of engineering change control

• £35,000 - £45,000 per annum DOE
• Annual bonus scheme
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Company contributory pension and 3x Life Assurance cover
• Flexible benefits platform with access to health care, gym membership and many high street discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme available to colleagues and their families, to support wellbeing
• Fully funded training and development
• Generous product discount