Design Engineer
• 40,000-£45,000 DOE
Adept Resourcing have been retained by a South Yorkshire based business within the auto motive industry and are looking to recruit a Design Engineer to be based in Doncaster. This is a very hands-on position, demanding high levels of creativity and flexibility and it comes with excellent prospects to progress within the group.
The role:
Reporting to the Design Engineering manager, this role offers a great opportunity to support the design engineering tasks across multiple emergency and specialist vehicle conversion projects, from concept phase through to physical delivery of a product which meets safety, quality, cost, and lead time requirements.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Produce both high level and detailed vehicle designs, based on customer, company and regulatory requirements, using computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-assisted engineering (CAE) software.
- Analyse the design proposals and the technical information in order to identify the issues arising during product development, defining and implementing adequate solutions in order to reach a feasible proposal with a high form and aesthetic quality.
- Provide support across the Group and ensure that all aspects of CAD design are created to fully meet the high specifications set for each conversion;
- Design systems, processes, methodologies as well as component and vehicle designs to enhance the overall vehicle performance for the customer and environment;
- Transform concepts into prototypes for testing, validating and improvement; ultimately for volume production;
- Follow principles of eco-design methodologies to reduce vehicle weight, increase fuel efficiency and ensure minimal environmental impact at end of life.
- Ensure the success of the design from inception through to delivery into manufacture, using innovative engineering skills to ensure seamless integration;
- Carry out simulations of products for new and prototype projects using in house software for the customer and provide support and feedback on design;
- Control of Bill of Materials (BoM), CAD Models and Engineering Drawings;
- Actively contribute to Design Reviews, Build Readiness Reviews and Change Control Boards
- Conduct benchmarking studies to determine best practices/designs and future trends;
Experience/ Skills:
- Graduate in a discipline such as Mechanical Engineering, Manufacture Engineering, or Product Design. Other degree disciplines may also be considered.
- Able to evidence how you have applied your technical knowledge to solve problems, either through relevant experience, through your university projects or as part of your extra-curricular activities.
- Be happy to build your own networks to learn from the technical expertise around you.
- Have the ability to demonstrate an understanding of general engineering principles.
- Be assertive, optimistic, resilient and welcoming change.
- Have a creative, logical approach for generating new ideas and solutions.
- Have a sound knowledge of computer aided design (CAD) software, technical drawings and 3D modelling, ideally with SolidWorks
Benefits:
- Starting salary: between £40,000 - £45,000 per annum DOE.
- Free on-site parking
- Excellent discounts on a range of group products and services