Salary: up to 40k per annum, Mon-Fri Office hours
We here at Work Lyf Group have a position available for an experienced Senior Design Engineer within a well established design department for our client based in the bespoke automotive and design industry. The position will be primarily focused on developing new and existing products as well as managing multiple bespoke design projects, mindful of commercial and program constraints.
Design and Development is defined as: Designing systems, processes, methodologies as well as component and vehicle designs to enhance the overall performance and visual of our range of vehicles for the customer and environment and the management of design and implementation of new product ranges.
Transforming concepts into prototypes for testing, validating and improvement for ultimately mass volume production. This includes designing to meet costs, timing and quality requirements.
Benefits
* Company pension
* Bereavement leave
* Childcare
* Company events
* Free flu jabs
* Free or subsidised travel
* Free parking
* On-site parking
* Sick pay
Experience
* Design Engineer: 5 years (preferred)
* Production/Manufacturing: 1 year (preferred)
* Project Management (preferred)
* SolidWorks: 5 years (preferred)
* AutoCAD: 2 years (preferred)
Responsibilities Include
* Lead and develop a small team of design engineers to improve quality, efficiency and product offerings.
* Manage projects in a timely manner and in line with the company's wider goals.
* Producing designs and drawings, both physically & electronically that are required, tailored to meet the customers' requirements.
* Liaising with Department Managers & Senior Managers.
* To ensure design quality is followed & of an exceptional standard.
* Ensure designs are in line with legislation and Bodybuilder guidelines.
* Testing procedures with hands on experience.
* To be involved with Type Approval & Quality.
Job Requirements
* Working experience of using Solidworks & AutoCAD.
* Good attention to detail & high standards of quality.
* Project management experience.
* Lead and develop a small team.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Ability to meet deadlines and prioritise workloads.
* Creation of a range of 2D drawings and 3D models for a number of proposal/production and development systems, products, and components using CAD, preferably Solidworks.
* Responsibility for the management of all Design activities including Request for Quotations (RFQs), Design freeze/release, Design Failure Mode Effect Analysis (DFMEA), Production Part Approval Process.
* Present design, costs, changes and budgetary information effectively to the Executive Production Manager and provide regular progress updates.
* Liaise closely with all departments to fully understand design requirements.
* Create initial feasibility studies.
* Conceptualise new designs and design revisions.
* Create detailed costed design blueprints.
* Provide support to production to improve lead times.
* Improve reliability performance to reduce or eliminate warrantable issues in the field.
* Deal with parts suppliers, involving Purchasing where necessary.
* Design in-line with UK/EU/International standards and legislation.
* 2D and 3D CAD to produce designs, drawings and models.
* Analyse issues to resolve issues, for example stresses, using tools such as Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA).
* Assign engineering resources to New Product Development (NPD) and technology projects and strategy.
* Financial Budget and Control.
* Cost projects and managing projects to agreed budgets.
Skills And Attributes
* Broad experience of working in an automotive environment.
* Able to demonstrate experience of working with relevant products.
* Process driven.
* Comfortable with hands-on engineering and possess strong knowledge of production processes.
* Strong working knowledge of 2D and 3D CAD.
* In depth knowledge and experience of DFMEA, FMEA, APQP, PPAP, and Six Sigma.
* Experience of New Product Introduction, reworking design changes and upgrades through to production.
* Membership of an industry related Professional Body would be advantageous.
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