Mallaghan Engineering Ltd.

Employer Location: Tyrone
Phone Number: 02887723444
Email: recruitment@mallaghangroup.com
Web: https://mallaghangse.com/

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced and detail-driven Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our engineering team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for designing bespoke vehicles and metal products, ensuring accuracy, quality, and compliance throughout the development process. Reporting to the Design Manager, you’ll lead critical design projects, mentor junior team members, and work closely with production teams to bring your concepts to life. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to apply your technical expertise, take ownership of complex engineering projects, and shape the next generation of high-performance aviation GSE (Ground Support Equipment) designs. Hybrid working can be discussed.

Responsibilities

• Taking direction from the Design Manager, you will develop design bespoke vehicles and similar metal products in a timely manner.
• Making sure that all design drawings are consistent and of a high level of accuracy and quality.
• Liaise with the production floor teams.
• Produce models, drawings, cut lists, jigs and be trained to use nesting software.
• Produce manuals for engineers and customers.
• Create and develop a log of design issues in order to ensure that design issues are managed and resolved.
• Provide support by developing current designs to incorporate improvement measures to existing GSE designs.
• Source and select the most appropriate material for the product design to meet the requirements of the customer.
• Implement detailed structural and strength calculations to assess tolerance and stress analysis of mechanical components.
• Requirement to prepare technical documentation such as design specifications, design reports and procurement specifications.
• Ensure that all works carried comply with the ISO 9001 procedures.
• At all times fully complying with the Health and Safety procedures.
• Voice/ raise design changes that are evaluated for feasibility, cost and timing and implemented with care and thoroughness, gaining the approval from the Design Manager.
• Adherence to our ISO 9001 Quality management system and company health and safety procedures.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• 7 years experience as a Design Engineer within the heavy engineering industry.
• Experience of design software such as AutoCad and Solidworks,
• Qualified to degree level.
• Strong IT skills.