Job Description
Design Engineer – Job Summary:
We’re supporting our client, a leading Manufacturer based in Newtown, Powys, who are looking for a Design Engineer to join their growing team. The successful Design Engineer will have experience of Design, New products, Tooling and Modifications.
Salary: £32,000
Benefits: To be discussed at interview
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Newtown, Powys
Job Start date: ASAP
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the design of new or existing products to suit the customers’ requirements.
- Ensuring that designs are cost effective and that the customers’ requirements are met.
- Responsible for managing the whole project from initial enquiry to first off manufacture and producing and maintaining project plans to ensure key dates are met.
- To communicate of the progress of any project with the design manager and the client.
- Ensuring that the designs are suited to the manufacturing process such as injection Moulding.
- To design tooling to support the manufacturing process such as Press tooling, Injection mould tooling, machining jigs, forming Nests.
- Produce a full manufacturing BOM on Epicor for new parts and assemblies, ensuring that correct materials are specified, the correct operations are used, and correct drawings are added.
- The ability to methodically work through setting up new BOMS ensuring no components are missed.
- Work closely with all production departments comparing current designs with latest thinking and available technology.
About You:
- Experience In small mechanism design.
- 3 years minimum mechanical design experience.
- Knowledge of Injection Moulding and press work would be advantageous.
- Competent MS office products.
- Able to use 3D CAD software (Solidworks preferable).
- Engineering Graduate (Desirable).
- Experience of MRP/ERP systems (Desirable).
- Reliable
- Excellent communication skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Able to work as part of a busy design team.
Job Application:
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