Job Description
As a mechanical engineer, you'll need to provide efficient solutions to the development of processes and products, ranging from small component designs to extremely large plants or machinery. You'll work on all stages of a product, from research and development to design and manufacture, through to installation and final commissioning.
As a mechanical engineer, you'll need to:
● Research and develop products to improve production processes.
● Design and implement cost-effective equipment modifications to help improve safety and reliability.
● Develop and use new materials and technologies.
● Manage people, projects, and resources - this will depend on your role
● Develop, test, and evaluate theoretical designs.
● Discuss and solve complex problems with manufacturing departments, sub-contractors, suppliers, and customers.
● Make sure a product can be made reliably and will perform consistently in specified operating environments.
● Manage projects using engineering principles and techniques.
● Plan and design new production processes.
● Produce details of specifications and outline designs.
● Recommend modifications following prototype test results.
● Use research, analytical, conceptual and planning skills, particularly those in mathematical modelling and computer-aided design.
● Consider the implications of issues such as cost, safety and time constraints.
● Work with other professionals, within and outside the engineering sector monitor and commission plant and systems.
