Student Design Engineer (12 month undergraduate student placement)
Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
Company: Bitrecruit
Client / Employer: Occupop
Job reference: 81a46f920ea5cde73cefc36ae2d31314
Role Overview
The Primary role is to support existing products in production. Key activities include problem solving, support to the Product Team, engineering change control, and designing solutions for customer options.
Responsibilities
* Daily support for existing Mobile Elevating Work Platform products in production
* Solve engineering problems relating to production line assembly, customer options and feedback, and engineering change requests
* Design solutions to problems on existing products and support the Production Engineering and Production departments to implement the solution (customer feedback, Stakeholder Team meetings)
* Support Quality and Purchasing departments with technical leadership
* Prepare CAD/models in Creo
* Produce Engineering drawings to BS8888
* Conduct experiments to solve 8D problems as part of the company's team‑based problem‑solving methodology
* Undertake the assembly of Prototype systems
* Oversee the operation of first off production builds
* Produce Process documentation and work instructions to support introduction of new designs/customer options
* Work safely to standard operating procedures
* Fault‑find own work and assist with machine commissioning
* Maintain high standards of workplace organisation and cleanliness
Qualifications & Experience
* Working towards a degree in an Engineering field
* Engineering design experience in industry
* Understanding of control systems, software, and structural design, hydraulics, packaging requirements and recognition of good product quality
* Experience supporting vehicle testing and development
* Experience with mechanical or electrical CAD design packages, particularly Creo, AutoCAD 2D, and Windchill PDMLink 10 (advantageous but not essential)
* Experience in Off Road Vehicle design and practical plant maintenance or other agricultural equipment (advantageous)
Characteristics
* Strong problem‑solving ability
* Excellent communication skills
* Flexibility
* Able to work individually as well as a team member
* Good attention to detail and consistently produces high quality work
* A keen desire to learn new technologies
Benefits
* Annual bonus (approx. £500 per annum)
* 25 days holiday, increasing with service up to 30 days, plus bank holidays
* Staff discounts
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Referral Scheme
* Discounted gym memberships
* Free on‑site parking
* Subsidised refreshments (lunch and drink options)
* Free quarterly company lunches
* Free family events
* Health cover scheme for dental, optical etc. (kids membership included for free)
* 5% contributory pension
* Life insurance scheme
* Workwear (including safety shoes and PPE)
* On‑site changing rooms and showers
Salary
Competitive
Closing Date
Friday 3rd July 2026
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