Job Opportunity
We are seeking a highly skilled Chassis Design Engineer to join our team as an Ergonomics and Fabrications Expert. This is a full-time position that offers a competitive salary, benefits package, and opportunities for career growth.
About the Role
The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and developing chassis components, including hand controls, bars, foot controls, control plates, gear linkage, side stands, and centre stands. They will work closely with our Vehicle Teams to ensure robustness of design and efficient test validation to develop the quality of our products and prevent development and in-service quality issues.
The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the full-cycle design process and possible issues that may occur at each stage, with resolutions for these issues. They will also have experience in mentoring engineers at the beginning of their careers and supporting internal department teams with R&D.
This role requires a high degree of collaboration with our Manufacturing areas, Quality, and Purchase Departments, as well as detailed supplier interaction and development.
The successful candidate will be a proven problem solver with a pragmatic attitude who can progress efficiently through issues that result in well-thought-out, robust, and appropriate solutions.
Key Responsibilities
* Support Vehicle Teams in design and development of their area(s) of Chassis Specialism.
* Ensure a consistent approach is taken to Chassis design through close co-ordination with the Chief Engineers and Vehicle Teams.
* Coach and mentor more junior engineers to broaden the level of understanding within the Department.
* Continuous improvement to advance design procedures, best practice, and efficiency improvements.
* Review and approve procedures, technical reports, specifications, and drawings etc.
* Keep up-to-date with latest developments and identify any opportunities that could be taken as a result.
Requirements
To be successful in this role, you will need:
* BEng or MEng in an engineering-related field, or higher.
* Proven work experience in a design engineering environment for chassis design.
* Extremely strong work experience with designing parts for ergonomics and fabrications.
* Undisputed understanding of the full-cycle design process and possible issues which may occur at each stage, and resolutions for this.
* A proven ability to rapidly adapt to, and understand, new areas outside of your previous experience.
* Experience with mentoring engineers at the beginning of their careers.
* Experience with supporting internal department teams with R&D.
What We Offer
We offer a competitive salary, ranging from £60,000 to £80,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus a range of benefits including:
* Generous annual leave entitlement.
* A flexible working hours policy.
* A comprehensive training and development programme.
* An opportunity to work on exciting and challenging projects.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.