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Student Mechanical Design Engineer
@Apollo Fire Detectors Limited
[Hiring] Student Mechanical Design Engineer @Apollo Fire Detectors Limited
Mar 12, 2025 - Apollo Fire Detectors Limited is hiring a remote Student Mechanical Design Engineer. đź’¸ Salary: unspecified. đź“ŤLocation: UK.
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Role Description
Help grow a safer, cleaner, healthier future for everyone, every day. Every year, Apollo recruits a group of exceptional students to complete their 12-month industrial placement with us. Apollo's students have an excellent opportunity to put theory into practice and get valuable experience within the manufacturing industry, by working on live projects as a valuable member of the team.
About You
- Studying for either an Engineering or Science degree
- You’re a problem-solver who loves finding creative solutions
- You’re endlessly curious and will hunt to find the answer to your questions
- You’re great at building 3D models and bringing concepts to life (SolidWorks is ideal)
- Able to understand and interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications
- Self-motivated with keen attention to detail
- Knowledge of materials, especially injection moulded plastics & sheet metal
Your Ideal Job
- An interesting role where no two days are the same
- A vibrant company culture with the belief that everyone can make a difference and show the entrepreneurial spirit
- A positive atmosphere and a team who are committed to supporting one another
A Day in The Life Of…
- Create innovative design concepts and then consider the pros and cons of the concepts with colleagues from across the business
- Participate in a DFMEA/PFMEA review and help drive the team to delve right into the design concept and make sure it’s as watertight as possible
- Check through a mould flow report from one of our tooling suppliers and agree on updates to the CAD model to suit their recommendations
- Run a light output simulation to check whether the latest iteration of your lens design is up to the job
- Discuss with one of our PCB Designers and negotiate where they want to position some of the components
- Run a Computational Fluid Dynamics simulation to evaluate design changes
- Run an FEA simulation to compare all your different mechanical clip designs against each other giving more confidence before going to tooling
- Create a tolerance analysis report of your concept to ensure high-quality components are achieved
- Head over to the 3D printer to prototype the latest concept ready for a peer review
- Make some changes to an engineering drawing before sending it to a colleague for final checks
- Walk up to the lab to test one of your development projects and see whether it’s producing the right sound and light output
- Get involved with the validation and verification testing of the products before they are approved for the market
Benefits
- Flexi-start and finish times (1pm finish on a Friday available)
- Optional 9-day fortnight
- 50/50 office and home working
- Training and professional development
- Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 10.5% (subject to conditions)
- Health cash plan – contribution towards health care costs
- EAP Workplace options
- Life insurance – 3 times salary and up to 6 times if you have dependents
- 24/7 support healthline
- Participation/sponsorship for volunteering & charitable events
- Benefits for engineers as an IET Enterprise Partner
- Free electric car charging
- Free onsite parking
- Subsidised canteen
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Software Development
Software Development
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Salary
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Location
UK
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Job Type
full-time
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Posted
Mar 12, 2025
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| đź“Ť | Be aware of the location restriction for this remote position: UK |
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