AutoCAD Project and Design Engineer

Job Description

MacArthur Recruitment is looking for an experienced engineering AutoCAD Project and Design Engineer to work for a successful design, fabrication and engineering company in Carlisle. This is due to an increase in orders.You will manage the technical execution of specific contracts and projects from order receipt to installation, working with various internal and external stakeholders to budget, quality and time frames. The products are typically fabricated metal, mechanicalstructures that incorporate electrical controls and other elements. The company pride themselves on developing individuals alongside an interesting and challenging project environment where high standards of performance, quality and ethical behaviours areinstilled.Summary of the role of AutoCAD Project and Design Engineer :

• To manage technical execution of a portfolio of projects, working with internal and external stakeholders
• Produce accurate 2D (and some 3D) drawings for customer approval and manufacturing
• Produce installation drawings and instruction packs
• Maintain supporting documentation associated with submittals and document control.

Key responsibilities for the role of AutoCAD Project and Design Engineer :

• Working to the project scope, schedule and commercials within your portfolio (typically 5-6 projects at a time across various time frames)
• Gain drawing approvals - review contract drawings for any potential anomalies - co-ordinate design with client
• Visit construction sites as required to survey
• From clients engineering plans and drawings, produce a General Arrangement drawing, with appropriate connection interface details
• Liaise with manufacturing and installation to ensure suitability
• Produce and issue detailed fabrication drawings for production as well as machined components for sub-contract manufacture (as applicable)
• Inspect finished products and ensure they are built to specification
• Liaise with and issue installation instructions to installation teams
• Develop and apply personal skills that contribute to effective team-working and be an advocate of promoting quality and excellence in all dealings with customers
• Be innovative and committed to continuous improvement
• Become a fully integrated member of the team supporting our collective aims for company growth and development
• Other tasks as required such as product meetings, specific technical problems, assist with sales proposals, drawing updates, liaise with Production.

Education or qualifications for the role of AutoCAD Project and Design Engineer :

• Degree, HNC, HND, CEng, Meng, etc in an Engineering discipline.
• General working knowledge of the engineering industry and designing products into buildings.
• AutoCAD2D
• Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation - desirable
• Membership of an appropriate trade and/or professional association - desirable
• Autocad 3D, Solidworks, FEA experience - desirable.

Experience and skills required for the role of AutoCAD Project and Design Engineer :

• Managing and delivering projects - schedule, commercials, budgets, quality, stakeholder management
• Working with internal and external stakeholders Engineering AutoCAD Technician / Draughtsperson in manufacturing
• Able to interpret engineering drawings designs and draught General Arrangement drawings’ for approval.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work across all levels of the organisation as well as externally, with decision makers locally and nationally.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Ability to write (and communicate generally), clearly, logically, and succinctly and translate complex information for consumption by a variety of audiences.
• Willingness to take on and embrace new challenges.
• Practical aspects of installing designed equipment, of dealing with customers, internal and external stakeholder management, commercial awareness - desirable

Personal qualities and commitment

• Hard-working, motivated and confident Driven and ambitious with flexibility and willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges with vigour
• Meticulous, with an eye for detail
• Decisive, resilient and calm under pressure
• Compassionate and fair

Why work for our client as an AutoCAD Project and Design Engineer

• Flexible salary - c£29,000 to £40,000
• Well-established organisation striving for excellence
• Professional development 32 days holiday (includes BH), pension, life assurance Just over 36 hrs/wk

For more information, or to apply for the position of AutoCAD Project and Design Engineer, please contact Ewen, ideally with a copy of your CV.At MacArthur Recruitment we are committed to maintaining the trust and confidence of our customers. We collect your information for the purposes of providing job-finding services only, and do not sell, rent or trade lists with other companies for marketingpurposes. We don’t collect cookies on our website or use analytical tools to monitor visitor behaviour. We believe that if you want to get in touch with us, you will. Any information you provide to us on your CV or via a job board is kept securely on our databaseand is shared with any potential employer only after you have given permission for us to do so. To find details on how we use this information, please read our privacy policy which can be found at our website, where you can also find details of how to contactour Data Protection Lead, Stephanie Harding, should you wish to exercise your rights to view, amend, or delete the personal information that we hold.

Keyskills :
AutoCADAutoCAD MechanicalEngineering DesignEngineering DrawingsManufacturing Environment