Senior Engineer/Engineer

Salary: £25000 - £45,000

Location: Cottenham, Cambridge

You will be a practical, hands on and innovative engineer with a genuine interest in machines and how they work.  As a Senior Engineer you hold full responsibility for the full life cycle of your products and manage its day-to-day operations, objectives and budgets. Working in a small, multi-disciplinary team, emphasis will be on providing reliable, cost effective solutions to our clients customers.

Typical Work Activities Include:

• Preparing and monitoring project schedules
• Monitoring, reviewing and coordinating project design and construction
• Designing systems and products
• Negotiating contracts, amendments and change orders
• Reading design specifications and technical drawings
• Researching suitable solutions and estimating costs and timescales
• Developing test rigs, models and prototype equipment
• Working to BS and EN standards, Machinery Directive and CE regulations
• Liaising with others in the design team, clients and contractors
• Attending meetings onsite
• Testing and qualifying the final product or system
• Preparing product documentation, writing reports and giving demonstrations/presentations
• Monitoring a product in use to improve on future design
• Procuring parts and managing budgets

Requirements:

• Educated to Degree level with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience
• Knowledge of 3D CAD (preferably Solidworks)
• Experience with automation, product handling, or special purpose machinery
• Knowledge of electrical control systems
• Capability in PLC programming would be advantageous
• The willingness to travel nationally and internationally
• Full UK driving licence

Please note that whilst we are looking to recruit for this position, it is not an urgent requirement.

   For further information contact Kelly Haston FIRP DipRP on 01954 253440