Design Manager/Engineer

Principal Accountabilities:

Project work

*Work on new projects from a given specification and/or product improvements

*to generate GA and detail drawings and BOMs ensuring they are to agreed standards and within specification

*Generate comprehensive component specifications

*Re-designing existing products and new designs

*To reduce product costs by re-designing existing designs to increase profitability including designing new components and/or assembly processes

*To undertake and record calculations on studies to validate the design

*Issue clear and comprehensive instructions for quality and production

*To work with Development Technicians in producing and developing prototypes

Production Engineering

*Work with Test Technicians in developing tests and test rigs, ensuring effective records are instigated and maintained

*Tooling and jig design for production and PDD products when requested

*Assembly line layout/improvements when requested

*Troubleshoot production engineering problems when requested

*DCR (Design change request) - complete design change engineering requests

* Amend incorrect engineering drawings and BOMs (P13)

* To collaborate fully with Production Engineering on new launch product

* To analyse and effectively record returns, rejects, applications and incorporate this into new designs

CAD

* Construct drawings and apply drafting principles via the use of CAD

* Construct designs including 3D modelling using CAD

General

* Ensure that all products are designed in accordance with customer requirements, company practice and recognised engineering standards

*Improve product design methods and procedures

* Maintain a safe, clean and orderly environment reflective of 'Technical Excellence Initiative'

* Any other reasonable duties, as requested by your manager

Person Specification:

This position requires the following key skills and attributes:

* Preferably BEng qualification

* Previous experience in a Design Engineer role

* Motor gearbox experience desirable, but realistically experience in designing equipment using motors and gearboxes in applications e.g. stacking/printing/textile/wiper/robotics etc.

Anything indicating complex calculations and specifications used in designing mechanisms\assemblies

*Experience in running design teams

*HNC or equivalent in Mechanical, Industrial or Production Engineering

*MEng in Mechanical / Electro mechanical advantageous.

*The ideal candidate will have experience in designing gearboxes and/or motors. If not specific experience, then experience in calculations for specifying motors and gearboxes in applications i.e. torque, power, stress as a minimum

*Broad knowledge and expertise of Engineering

*Knowledge of modern design, development techniques and best practice

*A creative approach for generating new ideas

*A sound knowledge of CAD software

*Experience of castings, mouldings, machined components and assembly techniques

*Excellent communication and problem solving skills

*Excellent numerical skills

*Ability to produce work consistently to a high standard within tight deadlines

*Ability to prioritise and manage a diverse and busy workload

*Excellent IT skills, including spreadsheets and graphing

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