Graduate Mechanical Engineer

Vacancy – Graduate Mechanical Engineer

Job title: Graduate Mechanical Engineer Position Type: Permanent, Full-time

Reference: 0088 Location: Sheffield

Salary: £. competitive plus benefits Centre: Friction Management (Europe)

Reporting to: Engineering Team Lead Closing date: 30th June 2023
Ou tline:

L.B . Foster is a Nasdaq listed PLC, operating out of headquarters in Pittsburgh PA, with operations across North
Am erica, Brazil, China & the UK. The company provides rail, construction, and energy markets with innovative
solutions to build and maintain their critical infrastructure.
L.B . Foster’s UK business has operations in Sheffield, London, Nottingham, Telford & Lincoln. The business provides
tec hnology-based services and solutions for Telecoms, Fire Management, Automation & Materials Handling, Electrical
Wi ring & Control Rooms and Digital Display. We serve a range of blue chip customers across markets such as Rail,
De fence, Retail, Leisure, Manufacturing, Power Generation and Airports

We support flexibility in the workplace and have adopted a virtual working approach for most of our office-based
roles. We ask employees to be present in the office to suit their role and the task/team they are engaged with.

Re porting to the Engineering Team Lead, the Graduate Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for undertaking design
and development work for the European FM business. This will include planning and delivery of development projects
and new products.

I ndicative Responsibilities Include:

As a Mechanical Design Engineer, the candidate will be expected to lead both short and medium-term projects
ind ependently, working with customers and stakeholders to identify project scope, plan design and testing and
contribute to development strategy. The projects will typically be mechanical design based to support the

development of trackside and on-board application systems.

The position is wide in scope, to allow involvement in all product lines and project stages. This will involve
co mmunications with the customer, site visits, design, validation, and installation of hardware. Writing reports,
tec hnical documentation and product manuals will also be required.

Pr ojects may require the use of FEA/ hand calculations to validate designs and assumptions. The proficient use of
3D CAD and production of orthographic manufacturing drawings is also essential. It is expected that the candidate
will develop skills and understanding in wheel/ rail interaction including the role of friction management. Support
an d training will be provided.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop as a team player who can interact with, learn from, and
eff ectively draw upon the capabilities and expertise of other team members in a proactive and positive manner.

Working from a Sheffield base, the role is expected to involve some travelling within the UK, mainland Europe and
els ewhere in the world for meetings and as project work dictates. This will involve working in depots/ sidings on
oc casion.

Support will be provided to obtain Incorporated/ Chartered status through the Institute of Mechanical Engineers
or similar institution.

Skills & Experience Required:
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Minimum 2:1 BEng (or equivalent) in an Engineering or equivalent discipline
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Ability to self-motivate, manage and organise own activities and projects 

Report writing in clear and concise English 

Experience in the use of design software including CAD and Solid Modelling packages
(preferably SolidWorks) would be advantageous 
Have a UK full driving license

Bene ficial Experience:
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An understanding of FEA systems (preferably ANSYS)
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Product development strategies and techn iques 

Basic Electrical Principles

What you can expect from LB Foster
As a world class engineering solutions business, that’s ambitious , innovative and pioneering, LB Foster believes our
people are our biggest asset and we will invest in your developm ent to achieve your career goals. In addition we offer:
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Competitive Salaries 

Role- specific Bonus Plans 

Company Pension Scheme 

33 Days Annual Leave (inclusive of bank holid ays) 

Access to a raft of internal training courses an d the ability to study towards professional qualifications 

Employee Assistance Programme 

Service Awards 

Access to the Westfield Health Scheme 

Internal Wellbeing Support Group 

Death in Service Benefit

Our principles form the basis of our culture, and our People Poli cy ensures we provide everyone with a rewarding, fair
and s u stainable environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We want to recruit, hire, train and
prom ote into all job levels, the most qualified applicants regardless of race, sex, colour, religion, gender, national origin,
sexu al orientation, disability, or any other legally protected status.

To A pply: By email, enclosing a current CV & cover letter, quoting the job title & reference to ukcareers@lbfoster.com
For m ore information please contact the Human Resources Team on 0114 256 2225 (no agencies)

Please note that roles may close earlier than specified should we receive enough applications prior to the written closing date.