Student Mechanical Design Engineer

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Student Mechanical Design Engineer - 1 Year Placement

Here at Apollo, we make smart devices that keep people safe from fire every second of every day. We are proud of our reputation for being a leading global manufacturer in the market for high quality fire detection solutions.

We have an exciting opportunity to join us for a student placement as a Student Mechanical Design Engineer

Responsibilities:
• To design innovative life safety products that are optimised for high volume manufacturing, manual and automated assembly, quality, robustness, reliability and ease of installation.
• Develop design knowledge of high-volume plastic injection moulded components and small metal fabrications.
• Participate in DFMEAs and improve designs to remove any risks.
• Be involved in simulations such as Finite Element Analysis (Static & Dynamic), Computational Fluid Dynamics, Raytracing, Tolerance analysis and mould flow analysis to optimise designs before manufacture.
• Follow departmental processes to ensure all designs and decisions are accurately documented.
• Resolve design issues for new and existing product designs.
• Identify, evaluate & introduce new technologies or materials where appropriate.
• Use Solidworks part & assembly modelling tools to create new designs and document with 2D Drafting.
• Update product documentation through the Design Change Order process and using a Product Lifecycle Management system.
• Checking your own work as well as other team member’s drawings and documentation for errors.
• To multi-task in a demanding and evolving environment.
• Organize and maintain existing engineering records
• Construct prototypes and confirm designs with project team
• Perform physical testing on engineering prototypes
• Ensure components and assemblies adhere to applicable industry and business standards
• Work closely with our Labs team to ensure that our Products are robustly tested against all Regulations and expected Environmental conditions.

The successful student will have:
•    Completed 2 years of study and courses in relevant engineering subjects.
•    Knowledge and enthusiasm for coding
•    Great communication skills, flexible attitude and a passion for innovation.
•    Good organisation skills and be comfortable working with some degree of uncertainty.

Benefits Package:

If this sounds like a role that you would be interested in, then we would love to hear from you!

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