Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

We have a fantastic new vacancy for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at Exergyn Ltd.

The Role

• Application of mechanical engineering principles and expertise to the design of machinery and equipment including mechanical systems, thermofluids, hydraulics and structural components.
• Carrying out engineering calculations, component sizing and selection & machine design
• Mechanical design of all test systems including CAD drawings, BOM, schematics and supporting documentation
• Involved directly with concept definition, system design, component selection, testing, verification, and validation of prototypes and final products.
• Implementation of various design standards and practices including adherance to ISO9001 and CE marking to achieve type certification
• Identifying, evaluating and managing manufacturing partners and suppliers both in Europe and worldwide
• Preparation of technical manuals and reports
• Technical support and guidance to other team members. Participating in design meetings and disseminating progress to team members and management
• Supporting workshop production and build/assembly of large prototypes as required

The Person

• ME/MSc in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or similar
• 10+ years relevant industrial experience in mechanical design of machines, systems, engines, heat pumps or similar
• Automotive and/or heavy engineering industry experience
• Hydraulic systems design experience
• Solidworks experience required. PDM an advantage, but not essential.

The Opportunity

Exergyn, a creative clean-tech company, is a pioneer in the commercial scale application of shape memory alloys (SMA). It’s developing game-changing product applications across many industries, to significantly impact global air-quality and climate change for the better.

Exergyn designs and develops SMA core technology to enable its global partners to transform their product offering, without compromising on cost, size, weight or efficiencies.

Exergyn’s innovative SMA core can be dropped into existing energy systems, helping industries to reduce their carbon footprint and future-proof for the fast-changing market needs and growing demand for green and renewable energy solutions.

Supported by equity investment and grants from Enterprise Ireland, SEAI, EU Horizon 2020, Carbon Trust UK and the Irish Government’s Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund, Exergyn now has over 100 worldwide patents and unrivalled expertise in the industrial application of shape memory alloys.

Working at Exergyn is exciting, interesting and varied. Our culture fosters an open, collaborative environment where our team and individual accomplishments are celebrated and encouraged. We work together as a friendly, supportive team who are willing to assist each other and share best practices to achieve objectives and milestones.

As a small team of 46 across Dublin, Rugby and Prague, you can expect to learn much and collaborate in a revolutionary and impactful way, contributing to the continued success of what is soon to be one of Ireland’s greatest tech success stories.

A competitive salary and comprehensive benefit package including pension, health insurance/wellness contribution and the opportunity to participate in our share scheme are all on offer to the successful candidate.