Mechanical Design Engineer

About The Role

To design, prepare & complete design & documentation packages including drawings in 3D CAD & PDM for Power Transformers.

To deliver support to the Transformer Engineering Department, to meet forecasted delivery of Transformers and Engineering Department Objectives.

To develop effective working relationship with customers by representing the engineering team and the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce Mechanical Designs of Transformers and Reactors for up to 132kV Transformers as per Scope of Work.
• Prepare manufacturing and customer drawings under the direction of Senior Engineer/Engineering Manager to Scope of work.
• Produce Transformer assembly, General assembly drawings.
• Produce Bills of materials and upload on PDM system.
• Produce Tender General Arrangement and Tender documents.
• Check and approve supplier offers and drawings.
• Ensure that all designs and applied technology is compliant with the relevant technical, safety and environmental standards and codes of practice.
• Working with the customer and the wider Engineering team to achieve the required specifications.
• Develop best practice for Transformers designs and processes
• Update and maintain the design software such as Inventor and engineering drawings.
• Assist with continuous improvement of Transformer design and optimisation.
• Maintain understanding of engineering processes, Quality systems and awareness of HSE requirements.
• Produce Technical details for Mechanical Design for preparation of O&M Manuals.
• Produce Technical Datasheets, Compliance documents for the Tendering department.
• Produce shipping list for Transformers and Reactors.
• Support IT department to keep existing & future CAD systems up to date.
• Support Projects: Check and review scopes of work are technically correct before being released on the system.
• Support Quality on supplier developments and inspections.
• Support the Purchasing department and assign Planner codes to parts and create list of parts to order items based on material type with a controlled document.
• Undertake CPD to maintain professional competence.
  
  

Qualifications

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience & Skills:

• An accredited Bachelors or honours degree in engineering or technology
• A Higher National Diploma or a Foundation Degree in engineering or technology, plus appropriate further learning to degree level.
• An Advanced/Modern Apprenticeship or other work-based learning programme approved by a licensed professional engineering institution.
• Qualification, approved by a licensed professional engineering institution at level 3 (or above) in the Qualifications and Credit Framework/National Qualifications Framework
  
  

Skills

• Proficiency in Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk vault.
• Experience in a PDM system is preferable.
• Good IT Skills including MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook etc.)
• Able to work to high standards of quality, precision and consistency.
• A flexible and adaptable attitude to the completion of work with the ability to work proactively and independently.
• Excellent organisation and planning skills, attention to details and the ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Strong teamworking & stakeholder management skills.
  
  

Knowledge

• Mechanical Design of Power Transformers and Reactors up to 132kV and 120MVA
  
  

Experience

• Relevant & meaningful Mechanical design experience in OEM or similar environment.
  
  

About The Organisation

BRUSH Transformers provide agile and adaptive engineering solutions and products, including consultancy services, design, and project management as well as award-winning product technology, to a wide range of projects.

A chosen partner for national and regional power generation and distribution network operators, through innovation and a commitment to delivering solutions that address grid-resilience and drive system change, we support the global drive to net-zero, helping create a future-proof Infrastructure.