Design Engineer

Job Description

DESIGN ENGINEERLOWESTOFTFULL TIME - PERMANENTSALARY DOEOur client has been established for over 65 years and is the UK leading manufacturer of Sporting and Horticultural products with a prestigious worldwide client base. Within this role you will be working within the Design and Engineering Team to design and develop both new and existing products for both Sports and Horticultural divisions of the company.KEY TASKS • Design, development and engineering of both new and existing company products, satisfying and contributing to design briefs supplied by the director of sport sales and group director of design and engineering.• Designing and engineering one-off bespoke products to specifications supplied by internal and external customers• Developing a good working knowledge of the companies marketplaces enabling development of expertly targeted, commercially justified products• Using a good practical understanding of material and manufacturing methods, work with production engineering team to ensure that products are made at optimum efficiency to meet the design brief and product specification.• Working with outside suppliers sourcing new parts/components/materials as required, providing technical advice and support to other departments.• Creating MRPII structures consisting of materials and manufacturing operations, evaluating and checking engineering drawings produced by other member of the design team and enabling prototype production.• Assisting and working closely with the production engineering team participating in the design of jigs and fixtures to enable production.• Working flexibly as required by the company assisting in scheduling, resource planning, training and reporting to meet targets set by the business.• Helping promote and the company brands, aligning efforts with the company Vision, Mission and Core Values• Develop a good understanding of safety standards and regulations relevant to the companies brandsFURTHER REQUIREMENTS• Drive efficiency by being an exponent of continuous improvement and business excellence• Participating in target setting through business planning sessions and help ensure agreed targets and deadlines are communicated, implemented, measured and reviewed by optimising personnel, resources and own time to required performance levels to fulfil company targets and satisfy customer demandROLE PERSONAL SPECIFICATION• Creative, innovative and tenacious problem solver, coupled with commercial awareness, able to articulate how a product meets the market need• Demonstrable understanding of design process, mechanical engineering, prototyping and manufacturing processes• Mathematical ability appropriate to role• Experienced user of solid modelling software CAD principle• Emotionally resilient, able to cope with a sometimes challenging manufacturing environment, ability to reason and negotiate• Communicate effectively at all levels of the business, and with external suppliers• Computer literate including basic Microsoft office software programs• Appropriate understanding of MRPII systems• Familiar with appropriate BSI standards• Basic working knowledge of intellectual propertyEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE• GCSEs Grade A-C in Maths and English• Appropriate A-levels or equivalent• Degree in Product Design, Mechanical Engineering etc or similar proven work-based experience• Able to convincingly demonstrate requirements set in role personal specification• Experience of desi