Mechanical Design Engineer

Description:

Responsibilities
The successful candidate will work as part of the design department and will be responsible for ensuring product designs and standards are met in accordance with departmental requirements and schedules.
Key Elements of the Role

• Establishment and layout of design solutions for Liebherr Container Cranes products and their components.
• Preparation of detailed production drawings and their associated material lists.
• Liaise with personnel within and outside the design department in ensuring that designs produced are current, incorporate all updated solutions and conform to the standards required.
• Liaise with various sub-suppliers / sub-contractors to ensure that component fabrication and components quality is in accordance with the expectations and requirements of Liebherr.
• Visit site from time to time as requested by management to improve the knowledge and understanding of Liebherr Container Crane products and manage and supervise the installation and commissioning of products and services provided by Liebherr.
• Maintenance of the design database, ensuring that all design drawings and concepts are centrally stored.
• Preparation of manuals for Liebherr Container Crane products.
• Training of new and existing employees within the design department.
• Participate in handover to client and customer training.
   

Qualifications Requirements And Experience
The ideal candidate has qualified as an Engineer in a relevant discipline and has gained significant design experience. You are highly motivated, dependable and thorough and can manage multiple tasks simultaneously. You possess excellent planning, scheduling and organisational skills and can ensure that required designs are completed on schedule in accordance with forecast section requirements and resources well in advance enduring timely delivery of all projects. You have excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to build, manage and maintain relationships at all levels.

• A third level qualification in Mechanical / Structural Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience, ideally in Mechanical / Structural design of steel fabrication structures.
• High level knowledge and experience in 3D design packages and related technologies.
• Strong evidence of delivering results in a fast paced operational setting.