Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Location Dublin
Discipline: Technical and Engineering
Job type: Permanent
Salary: €60000.00 Neg
Contact name: Kevin Heffernan

Contact email: kevin@trentrec.ie
Job ref: TR00925
Published: 8 days ago
Startdate: ASAP

This really is a great opportunity to join an award winning deep tech company that has developed a world first groundbreaking product. They are now serving the global medical science market including world renowned disease and drug research organizations and are expanding rapidly in that space. As part of that expansion they would like to meet an ambitious product development professional who is eager to grow their careers alongside the company’s growth trajectory.

 

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

 

The role offers the opportunity to fully challenge the skillset of a talented Senior Engineer. The successful candidate will be working on developing very high precision electro-mechanical / optical assemblies. You will contribute to delivering first of its kind technology and you will have ample opportunity to guide the design evolution of the product.

Ideally you have a mix of skills with a particular emphasis on engineering first principles in the fields of solid mechanics, thermodynamics, vibrations and materials. In addition, an aptitude for calculation / analysis would be great.

 

An overview of the general duties and responsibilities include:

 

  • Analysis of problems and associated root cause analyses.

  • Generation of design specifications

  • Design of mechanical equipment to specific requirements

  • Generation of calculations / analysis / test programmes / supporting documentation for designs

  • Generation of standard operating procedures.

  • Ensuring that all engineering documentation created as part of tasks meet the requirements of internal procedures & strict timelines.

  • Project management

  • Module/System construction and testing

  • Generation of documentation for CE Marking

  • On occasion, site systems integration and commissioning at collaborator sites worldwide

 

At present you have 4 to 6 years post qualification experience in a relevant design environment with the ambition to work in a bleeding edge engineering design company. That experience should include as many of the following skillsets as possible:

 

The ability to design mechanical assemblies from first principles (specific emphasis is placed upon a strong understanding of Solid Mechanics, Thermal Dynamics, Materials and Vibration). Strong appreciation for designing for manufacture. Excellent 3D CAD ability e.g. SolidWorks, Creo(Pro/E), NX. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Knowledge of ultra-precision machining.      Significant understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing. Familiarity with Finite Element Analysis. Data analysis skills

 

The role carries a competitive salary plus a benefits package that includes share options, healthcare and pension and offers excellent career and technical skills development within an exciteing work environment.