Mechanical Engineer

Are you an ambitious and collaborative Mechanical Engineer looking for your next challenge?

Do you have experience working in product development?

Are you a creative thinker with a passion for driving innovation through design?

We’re looking for a talented Mechanical Engineer to join our forward thinking and dynamic European Product Development team in Soho, London. This team is responsible for delivering a centrally developed and centrally sourced, sustainable Street Furniture, Display and Smart product portfolio, while assisting countries with product and tender strategy. 

Who are we?

Bauer Media Outdoor is one of Europe's leading Out of Home media and infrastructure companies, spanning 14 markets with more than 18,000 digital and 230,000 non-digital displays. We are transforming our street furniture and advertising estate, to the benefit of municipalities, transport authorities, citizens and passengers alike, through innovative infrastructure and smart technology. 

Our market leading Product Development team is at the forefront of this change, making use of cutting-edge technology, pioneering green infrastructure and inventive sustainability solutions to support the business in winning tenders and deliver socially driven solutions that help cities tackle climate change and other challenges.  

About the role

You'll be involved in a range of activities, from supporting key tenders with product customisations to helping to create new features and reducing the carbon footprint for existing products. The role requires a high level of creative thinking and problem solving, in addition to a strong blend of mechanical engineering, technology and product development knowledge. 

You will be a highly effective collaborator with the ability to build robust and influential relationships with key internal and external partners and stakeholders whilst working seamlessly with the local Engineering, Procurement, Operations and Business Development teams, as well as European teams, as required.

This role will also require you to visit our construction sites across the UK on occasion, travel to our Sawtry depot to work on test designs and occasional visits to our suppliers in Turkey, China and CCUK EU locations to give them in person support

What you’ll be doing

• Mechanical engineering: Concept creation, design feasibility, 3D development, detailed design, value engineering, design optimisation, FEA simulation to ensure design performs according to expectation; utilise CAD/CAM/CAE driven processes to create eBOMs/drawings.
• Optimise installation and in-life operation and maintenance processes. 
• Continuously seek to minimise cradle to gate embodied carbon and in life energy use, integrating low carbon materials wherever possible.
• Support prototyping, FAT & post-manufacturing as required including test installs, UAT and first on-street installations; Create/review/maintain appropriate documentation in collaboration with internal teams e.g. Test Reports/EDR with Operations, Supply Chain.
• Ensure all products are appropriately tested and meet all relevant local and international standards, regulations, guidelines with 3rd party structural analyses. 
• Create and manage all product data (3Ds, drawings, BOMs, manuals, specifications, structural reports, data sheets) according to the Product Design Guidelines.
• Help to find, research, develop and evaluate new solutions and products.

What we’re looking for

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar, covering structural, mechanics, materials, design, civil.
• 2-5 years’ experience in mechanical engineering, product design, evaluation or specification.
• Excellent knowledge of mechanical engineering, construction materials, design techniques including eco-design, innovative approaches within construction and manufacturing.
• Excellent knowledge and experience of PTC CREO CAD software and CAD management techniques.
• Understands importance of decarbonising and reflects this in their design approach.
• Interest in new technologies, manufacturing processes, materials and innovation, in particular how it can apply to product design 
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office tools for the generation of collateral materials.
• Good understanding of project management methodology
• Experience working with Windchill would be an advantage

What’s in it for you?

• A Salary of £40,000 - £45,000 per annum
• Annual performance related bonus
• Flexible Hybrid working
• 25 days paid holidays plus bank holidays
• Company Pension Scheme paid up to 8%
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Life Insurance and group income protection scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Travel/season ticket loans and a whole host of discounts across 100s of retailers
• Social events

 Sound like the job for you? Why not apply today!

At Bauer Media Outdoor we believe in fairness and as an equal opportunities employer we work hard to foster an inclusive environment, a place you can truly be yourself and be treated fairly. We focus purely on skills and behaviours so if you'd like the opportunity to help us create the future of media, out of home, we'd like to hear from you.

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