Mechanical Design Engineer

Optima Consultancy Services Ltd; Nelson; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

The market for jobs is hard going at the moment. Well, good ones, at least. Everywhere you look it seems as though another business is closing, restructuring, or struggling in some way, so being in a stable job is understandably important.

If finding a role where you have that, but that will also challenge you to be the best version of yourself appeals, you might want to hear more about this one.

Position Overview

Starting with the work; as a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be using Inventor to design complex special purpose machinery. Every project is 100% bespoke, so whilst you will probably find some crossover with elements of other projects, no two projects will be the same.

I really want to stress that this isn’t your 3–metre straight line conveyor system that goes into a food site. We’re talking gas combustion ovens, coolers, hot plates, dispensers, and pick and place systems covering multiple fully automated product lines.

Cultural Fit

Culturally, this is a team that works closely together with the customer's maintenance team in mind. Sales actively encourage engineering involvement, so there’s no risk of over-promising. That means you’ll have a chance to meet customers and be truly involved from concept all the way through to commissioning. You’ll probably want to stay close to the electrical and software teams too, to make sure everything will run smoothly for the customer on delivery.

Company Growth

The business is firmly on the acquisition trail. That means they’re actively pursuing additions to their existing skillset, either with completely new technology in a similar technical area or its desire to add in more advanced robotics capability.

Team Structure

Right now, there’s quite a flat team structure. That’s probably quite good if you’re keen to expand your knowledge and experience as an engineer, but not so good if you’re hoping this will be a step into team leadership. That said, as things continue to grow and expand, there’s no saying you won’t take the lead on some pretty innovative and interesting projects that could see your opportunities to climb the ladder increase.

Salary and Location

Salary wise; you’ll probably start on a base of around GBP42k – GBP45k, though I’d imagine that’ll grow as your time and influence on the team does. It’s a company with really solid staff retention, which is never a bad sign.

The offices are in Nelson. Just off the motorway and in a really nice new (ish) industrial unit. You’ll be based there during the working week (site visits aside). Some people will see that as a dealbreaker, which is fair enough. If you see it as a chance to collaborate with an experienced and growing engineering team on a massive growth trajectory, I really think we should speak.

Don’t worry if you don’t have a CV ready to go just yet. We can cross that bridge when we come to it.