Job Description

Interim Mechanical Design Engineer

£55 per hour (via Umbrella Company)

West Midlands

Commutable from Telford, Market Drayton, Wolverhampton, Bridgnorth, Wellington, Kidderminster, Shrewsbury, Dudley, Walsall, Cannock, West Bromwich, Stourbridge, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire

Are you an experienced and creative mechanical design engineer looking to take the next step in your career? Our client, a mechanical design consultancy specialising in the automotive industry, is seeking someone with your skills to help them on an interim contract basis. Opportunities for permanent roles are also available. This interim role is offered on an immediate start basis.

This role offers you the opportunity to get involved in the complete design process from the initial customer discussion, conceptual design phase, prototyping, design optimising, and final production. Your creativity in design problem-solving and your commercial skills in identifying new product opportunities will play a key part supporting the Design Engineering Team Lead.

You will undertake design engineering projects and deliver innovative solutions for the customers' engineering challenges. You'll need to be able to think both creatively and logically when it comes to problem-solving. And you'll be expected to devise creative solutions that can withstand technical scrutiny. As an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer, you will also have commercial awareness and the ability to identify opportunities for our clients.

To succeed in this role, you must have a degree in mechanical engineering and be proficient with SolidWorks and FEA. You should also have experience in the automotive industry, good communication skills, and customer service experience. Additionally, you should have strong project management skills along with excellent attention to detail and problem-solving ability.