Design Engineer

• Company Name Industrial Hydraulic Services Limited
• Location Liverpool, Merseyside
• Salary £38,000.00 - £42,000.00k
• Position details

  Business specialising in the design, manufacture, installation and servicing of hydraulic power units and associated equipment within the UK.

  Following on from securing large projects a Design engineer is required within the projects division. Responsibilities include:

  • Undertake all 3D part, assembly & GA drawings for manufacture using Solidworks software package
  • Create BOM’s as part of project build
  • Generate detailed costing sheets
  • Order materials from suppliers created within BOM
  • Management of suppliers
  • Create/ update in house library of 3D part drawings
  • Produce fabrication drawings for construction
  • Design of hydraulic schematic circuits & solutions
  • Involved in DFMEA & Design Risk Assessment workshops
  • Create 2D P&ID drawings using Autocad software
  • Project co-ordination where required
  • Involved in building tender packages for future project works
  • Input into weekly project update meetings with clients

  Skills/ qualifications must have;

  • Eligible to work within the UK, no sponsorship will be offered.
  • Proficiency with Solidworks/ AutoCad software packages
  • Minimum 5 years design experience in the hydraulic industry
  • Hand on experience working within an engineering/ design department environment
  • Ability to produce 3D part drawings of equipment/ parts from information provided
  • Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word & Visio
  • Meet delivery deadlines
  • Work well with other team members
  • Understanding of mechanical fabrication/ pipework techniques
  • Have strong planning, organisation & communication skills
  • Have a strong orientation towards quality, safety & continuous improvement
  • Demonstrate ability to work independently & collaboratively in a fast paced work environment
  • Strong ability to manage own work load & time
  • Time served engineer
  • HNC or higher in mechanical engineering.

  Skills/ qualifications nice to have;

  • Degree in mechanical engineering
  • Minimum 5 years leading design team in hydraulic sector
  • Cetop level 2 or above qualification from NFPC
  • Proficient in Microsoft Project
  • Ability to lead & manage on-site installation team
  • Ability to undertake FAT & on-site commissioning of hydraulic equipment
  • Experienced in managing projects of £100K + in value
  • Ability to interface with clients to develop project scope of works
  • Ability to produce & manage detailed project & manufacturing plans
  • Experience in fault finding of hydraulic systems

  About the business:

  Established business with over 25 years within the Hydraulic engineering sector.

  Company offers full turnkey solutions including design, manufacture, installation & commissioning of hydraulic equipment for heavy industry sectors such as marine, port authority, steel, paper, forging & military industries.

  Company team of 15+ employees with latest annual turnover of £2.5mil +.

  Standard project values vary from £100K to £1.5mil.

  Benefits:

  Salary - £38-42K per annum

  Access to company vehicles

  Company laptop

  40hr working week – Monday to Friday 8am till 16.30

  Company pension offered (After probationary period)

  20 days holiday + bank holidays – Rising to 23 days after 2 year period

  Hybrid working to be considered under specific circumstances

  Commitment to continuous development & training

  Contact:

  Please send all CV’s/ relevant information to ljames@ihs-uk.com.

  No agencies please

• Job type Hydraulic Design Engineering
• Application deadline 01/08/2025
• To apply Please email us a CV to ljames@ihs-uk.com
• Contact name Laura James
• E-mail: ljames@ihs-uk.com
• Address:

  43 Brasenose Road

  Bootle

  Liverpool

  Merseyside

  L20 8HL

  United Kingdom
• Web Site: http://www.ihs-uk.com