SolidWorks Applications Engineer

Northampton, West Northamptonshire GBR Recruitment Limited GBR Recruitment Ltd are working exclusively in partnership with a leading specialist Material Handling machinery design, manufacturing & installation business, recruiting for an experienced SolidWorks Applications Engineer to design & bring to life large scale manufacturing plant layouts & machinery engineering solutions (design & build solutions) supporting the sales department using 3D software (SolidWorks) as well as 2D software. This is a key role delivering both design & technical support to the sales, marketing, engineering, plus R&D divisions of the business. You will help to create a library of 3D models for sales, promoting all the companies portfolio of machinery build types, all with accurate sizing & flows. You will also create accurate low-res shells of the engineering modules making up the companies standard product offerings, to be used in general arrangement drawings. Another key task will be to animate machinery designs to show materials flowing over the system, access areas & associated maintenance tasks for the operators, including flybys & 360 degree views, all in minimised file sizes. Duties: * The creation of accurate 3D layouts of large scale machinery * Ensuring sales designs & machinery layouts are visually appealing * Taking a sales enquiry & devising what is needed in the 3D layout design * Create a portfolio of 3D sales models for all machinery types * Involved in the creation of accurate low-res shells of all engineering modules that make up the standard machinery products. These shells will be used in general arrangement drawings. * Animating designs to show materials flowing over the system, access areas & maintenance tasks for operators inc. flybys & 360 degree views, all in minimised file sizes * Produce attractive eye catching flow diagrams in order to show simple form what the 3D design is doing with the materials it is processing (in MS Visio or similar) * Automated BOM creation from SolidWorks * Assist with tender bids * Create monthly statistical reports Attributes: * Strong in using SolidWorks for 3D applications creation * 2D software experience * Applications Engineering experience * Material handling machinery experience or other large scale complex machinery (high capital machinery) This role could also suit someone working as a Mechanical Design Engineer, Product Design Engineer, CAD Technician / CAD Specialist, or SolidWorks Draughtsman / Drafter Design Draughtsperson Interviews to take place immediately, with an immediate start available (depending on notice periods)