Graduate Applications Engineer

Graduate Applications Engineer

Leicester

4 day week (35hrs)

£27,000 salary + pension

This is a Mechanical Applications Engineer job for a recent graduate engineer interested in mechanical engineering design. You will be working in the engineering team, adapting products to meet customer specifications for different mechanical engineering demands. This role is a mix of design work and some hands-on practical work. Above all, this is a great working environment for a recent graduate mechanical engineer with a desire to learn and develop themselves in a team.

Responsibilities:

1. Working in a mechanical engineering team.
2. Using Solidworks to adapt product designs to meet customer applications.
3. Delivering customer designs, meeting deadlines, finding solutions, and working with manufacturing engineers to develop final designs while ensuring customer quality and satisfaction goals.
4. Products are used by customers across various engineering sectors including rail, industrial machinery, overhead signage, safety systems, consumer machinery, and specialist vehicles.

Minimum Requirements:

1. A mechanical engineering degree, HND, or similar.
2. A strong grasp of engineering principles and the ability to apply these to practical mechanical solutions.
3. The ability to communicate effectively in a team environment and understand customer objectives from engineering drawings.
4. A demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and a commitment to customer satisfaction.

This is a permanent, on-site position with a 4-day work week (Monday to Thursday) from 8:00 am to 5:15 pm, totaling 35 hours per week. The salary is £27,000 plus pension. This is a small, friendly team that works well together, with strong career prospects and opportunities for learning and development. The company has a robust order book spread across several industry sectors and offers opportunities for promotion in the medium term.

Reference: PR/006090