Manufacturing Design Engineer - 25-35K - tyne and wear

Manufacturing Design Engineer  - 25-35K - tyne and wear

Reports to: Engineering Manager      

Job purpose:  To work on the design and development of company products and their assembly process for a diverse range of applications and worldwide markets within this blue chip manufacturer.

Key responsibilities: 

1. Design of new vehicles and improvement of existing range.

2. To have technical responsibility for a vehicle or number of vehicles.

3. Continuous Improvement of the quality of the product by managing design changes and manufacturing  methods.

4. To enable new product introduction by providing a stable product design, process design and tooling design to enable manufacturing to control the assembly process.

5. To provide technical assistance to manufacturing and technicians to enable problem solving to successfully take place.

6. To provide technical assistance to root cause and resolve internal and external Customer Concerns.

7. To reduce scrap/NRFT by studying and subsequently managing assembly methods.

8. Provide the necessary advice and guidance required for all continuous development of the process control systems.

9. Generation or updating of drawings and BOMs.

Experience & Skills Required:

The following qualifications and core skills are essential: 

• B Sc, B Eng or M Eng degree in Design Engineering / Mechanical Engineering (or closely related subject) or equivalent qualification / experience

• Experience in the manufacture or assembly of structures, vehicles or machines with a background in the Mechanical Engineering / Design side of the business is an advantage although not essential.

• Skills in 3-D CAD - both in solid modeling of parts and assemblies, and also production of working drawings for manufacture (SolidWorks and AutoCAD preferred although training can be provided if necessary)

• An understanding of stress analysis, mechanics of materials, and the behavior of components and structures under both static and dynamic loading.

Experience and demonstrated achievement in one or more of the following areas would be advantageous:

• Advanced structural analysis techniques, including use of FEA software, buckling analysis, design against fatigue etc

• Hydraulic control systems and other fluid power applications, including circuit design, specification of components, design of safety-critical systems etc

• Variable speed electrical drives and associated control systems.

• Design for manufacture/design for assembly/value engineering techniques.