Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (Sligo)

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 etc. 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

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