Mechanical Design Engineer – KAON Automation

Department: Mechanical Design Engineer

Graduate Mechanical Design Engineer

Written on 26th November 2021.

The role involves becoming a member of the Kaon Automation mechanical design team.

Design

Develop part detail drawings and interface with suppliers to get quotations where required.
General assembly drawings
Ensure accurate bills of materials are developed on all assigned projects

Procurement

Brief supplier on requirements and get quotations that ensure quality, value and project timelines are achieved
ensure orders are raised on Sage in a timely fashion to support project schedules
Follow-up on order progress
Develop understanding of supplier techniques

Build

Develop Build Packs and brief build team
- Communicate clearly with machine build technicians to ensure machine builds take place accurately and efficiently.
proactively addressing potential design or supply issues affecting projects by providing information and recommendations on a timely fashion to minimise project impacts.
- Update drawings / Drafts
Develop “as built” drawings ensuring that customer drawings reflect as built at all times

Other

supporting role to assist lead engineers
Ensure standard operating procedures adhered to
- Complete project checklists and required internal Kaon Automation documents to ensure that project phase exits are completed correctly.

Educational, Experience, Skills & Competencies:

Educated to degree level in a mechanical engineering
Good communication skills, ability to work well within a team
Ability to take responsibility to ensure all project stakeholders are up to date with work progress daily
Good organisation skills
Good time management skills, able to meet deadlines and work under pressure
Self-starter with good attention to detail
Current driving licence and able to travel as required

Written on 26th November 2021.

The role will involve becoming a member of the Kaon Automation design team, responsible for the design and implementation of automated equipment.

Responsibilities include the following:

Work within the design team to develop innovative concepts from customer requirements
3D Design of Mechatronic equipment including mechanisms; transfer systems, servo systems, robotics, pneumatics, electrical equipment and machine guarding systems
Hands on involvement at the build and de-bug stage to ensure designs meet performance specifications.
Ability to take responsibility for large projects and manage cross functional terms through the life cycle of a project
- Give guidance and direction to machine build technicians to help them realise designs
- Ensure that the customer end goals are being achieved.
Design and implement process improvements for existing automation equipment
Prepare detailed tooling drawings and pneumatic schematics
Liaise with suppliers for component procurement
Liaising with customers on requirement specifications and project deliverables
Preparing detailed safety risk assessments and FMEAs
Development of machine documentation to meet EU standards
Meeting project delivery deadlines
Excellent communication skills are vital as you will have to work within a technical team and be expected to communicate on job specification and issues that are occurring on a day to day basis.
Responsibility for quality, commissioning and safety of designs completed

Educational, Experience, Skills & Competencies:

Educated to degree level in a mechanical engineering discipline
Minimum 4 years relevant experience including:
- Involvement in significant automation projects with responsibility for design sign off, installation and commissioning
- Extensive experience in a machine design role
Strong experience using 3D CAD applications e.g. SolidWorks
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Willing to take ownership
Self-starter with good attention to detail
Project management experience advantageous
Proven track record in problem solving and delivering solutions
Demonstrate ability to take initiative and be innovative
Current driving licence and able to travel as required

Salary and Benefits: