The Big Picture

Howden are a global engineering business who focus on providing clients with industrial products that help multiple sectors improve their everyday processes. Howden’s core focus is on providing quality solutions for air and gas handling, and have over a century of experience in doing so.

As a Mechanical Design Draughtsperson, you will undertake mechanical design draughting activities relating to the packaging of screw compressors for process gas applications. You will provide mechanical design draughting support to sales/proposals in the formulation of technical proposals for Compressor package. Also, give mechanical draughting support to sales/proposals, operations and after-sales areas of the business and to actively support an ongoing continuous improvement and safety culture.

Wh at Needs To Be Done?

• Produce design drawings for innovative technical solutions within agreed timeframes that adhere to Howden standards and meet customer requirements .

• Carry out necessary mechanical design draughting to enable initial required project information be generated for issue to customer for review.

• Provide mechanical design draughting support to design engineers and other project team functional disciplines throughout detailed design project phase.

• Communicate any identified technical issues to appropriate project manager/ design engineer and offer practical solutions where available.

• Plan and organise workload in conjunction with design engineer to ensure timely availability of purchasing/manufacturing data/drawings

• Evaluate/Interface check sub-vendor design drawings/data to assist procurement activity.

• Actively participate in essential Design and Safety reviews to ensure fitness of purpose of Howden products including consideration for operability, reliability, maintainability, etc. Additionally use such reviews to identify potential improvements of product ideas, resources and design processes.

• Ensure all work undertaken considers commercial and financial implications of task from a business perspective

• Use Continuous Improvement methodologies to promote Built in Engineering Quality concepts into Standard work. Collaborate with Operations, Quality, Commercial and Procurement teams to drive improved

• manufacturing and supply chain performance and early defect detection

• Ensure adherence to company environmental, health and safety standards in compliance with company policies to ensure a safe working environment and the minimisation of environmental impact.

What Do You Need To Bring?

Essential skills, knowledge & behaviours

• Minimum Education: HNC/HND Calibre in a Mechanical Engineering discipline or suitable experience backed up by an appropriate engineering qualification.

• Proven experience in 3D-Modeling using Autodesk Inventor CAD software (Frame Generator, Tube & Pipe experience desirable)

• Good communication, presentation and reporting skills

• Good problem-solving ability and possess a creative approach for new ideas

• Excellent 2-D CAD skills

• Good draughting skills to produce arrangement and detail drawings covering various aspects of screw and turbo-compressor and associated equipment manufacture for turnkey projects.

• Good detail draughting skill relating to pressure vessels and piping systems and general fabrications and miscellaneous steelwork such as platforms ladders etc.

• Good team-working skills and ethic

• The ability to prioritise and plan effectively

• The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

• Sound commercial awareness

Desirable skills, knowledge & behaviours

• Knowledge of hydraulics or pneumatics systems

• Knowledge of Statutory or Regulatory requirements e.g. PED, Machinery Directive, etc.

• Knowledge of standards such as API614, API 619, ASME B31.3

• Familiarity with Quality, HSE, and Environmental Management Systems

• Familiarity with MRP, ERP systems

• Undertake basic supporting calculations, using provided tools (excel spreadsheets etc.)

What Will You Get In Return?

You will have the opportunity to work for a global engineering organisation in a challenging and dynamic role with great development opportunities. We offer a competitive salary along with a great benefits package.

The advantages of working at Howden:

Worldwide business – Liaise with our colleagues in 27 countries.

We offer global and local opportunities – 6000 employees and world leading engineers, who create cutting edge developments – You will be a part of over 160 years of innovation and development that continues today with our digital solutions. At Howden we have a strong corporate identity and purpose – You will be a member of our team, shaping the future of the world and tackling some of the most pressing issues facing the planet.

Our products and organisation are Revolving Around You – Our culture promotes individual development to enhance our most important asset – our people.