Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Liquid Cooling

Airedale is a world leader in the delivery of innovative thermal management solutions in mission critical environments like data centres, healthcare and towers & telecoms. As part of the US-based Modine group, our global organisation aims to engineer a cleaner, healthier world™, and we passionately believe that air conditioning manufacturers must play a responsible role in an era where sustainability is key to the preservation of our planet. Formed in 1974, we have over 50 years’ experience providing efficient, flexible end-to-end cooling solutions. Our systems approach and ability to combine hardware and software ensure that HVAC systems work smarter, not harder, to deliver more cooling for less power.

Position Description

Due to continued expansion and company growth, an excellent opportunity has arisen for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to work in the Product Development department at Airedale, reporting into the Lead Mechanical Engineer. It involves working closely with a team of mechanical, electrical, controls, manufacturing and quality engineers to design and develop new Liquid Cooling products whilst maintaining the existing portfolio.

The role consists of working as part of a team to develop new Liquid Cooling product design projects in accordance with APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) and relevant SOM guidelines from concept through to full product launch. You will support the Lead Mechanical Engineer where necessary and as a team will be responsible for creating design briefs for companywide approval, performance predictions, hitting cost targets, designing products with manufacturing and assembly in mind to allow labour targets to be met, project timescales, technical features, training and all critical deliverables.

Supplier technology plays an important part of new designs so it is anticipated that supplier and purchasing communication will be frequent. Preferred suppliers will be used wherever possible in a manner that ensures high quality products are available using most efficient manufacturing processes. Comparisons with competitor’s products will be expected as projects require.

Key Responsibilities

• Carrying out engineering calculations
• Creating performance prediction programs
• Acoustic performance calculations
• Selecting and specifying critical components to fulfil a design brief
• Water system design and pump selection
• Heat exchanger optimisation and knowledge of plate heat exchangers
• Interface with Electrical Design, Controls, Research and Laboratory teams
• Creating 3D models, layout drawings and schematics
• Structuring Bills of Material
• Implementing component upgrades on existing standard product ranges
• Working to deadlines & cost requirements
• An understanding of the following would be beneficial:
• Air system design and fan selection
• Refrigeration system design and component selection
• Fin and tube coil design

Required Education & Qualifications

• Degree Qualified in an Engineering discipline or relevant Science based subject
• 3 years+ HVAC product design experience
• Good theoretical and practical understanding of thermodynamics
• Good theoretical and practical understanding of fluid mechanics
• Be able to work under own initiative
• Be able to learn quickly and think laterally
• Be able to work in a team and manage projects to completion
• Be able to communicate effectively at all levels
• Experience of 3D modelling and 2D drafting
• Ideally experience of the following software:
• MS Word
• MS Excel and VBA
• Solid Edge
• AutoCAD 2D