Design Engineer Overview
* Design Engineer (Senior)
* £52-60k + package and room to grow further
* Bespoke, specialist engineering for a global leader looking to attract top talentThis position offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Design Engineer to contribute to innovative product development and technical solutions. The role involves overseeing design authority for projects, ensuring technical excellence, and collaborating across departments to meet customer and project requirements.
Job Purpose & Duties
1. Act as the Design Authority for projects, ensuring the delivery of technical solutions aligned with requirements.
2. Develop technical specifications from customer or product requirements.
3. Create design concepts to address specific functional needs, documenting assumptions, trade-offs, and calculations.
4. Evaluate design risks using techniques such as FMEA and select optimal solutions.
5. Plan and execute design activities in alignment with established New Product Development (NPD) processes.
6. Identify and manage technical risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle.
7. Prepare and present technical reports for project gate reviews.
8. Generate test plans to validate design concepts and overall system performance.
9. Coordinate with quality teams to define inspection requirements for components.
10. Provide technical suppor...