JOB TITLE: Design Engineer RESPONSIBLE TO: Engineering Manager LOCATION: Flexible (Warwick HQ, occasional national and international travel) OBJECTIVE: To execute engineering work at a high level of competence and constantly refine engineering processes and methods. NATURE OF THE WORK * New Product Introduction, System Design and Development * Design of Production Equipment * Working with architectural and engineering drawings * Design of experiments and modelling system behaviour * Broad experience and understanding of an array of manufacturing techniques * Training and developing junior engineers MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES * Maintaining consistently high-quality output from the engineering department by leading concept generation and design activities, providing engineering support to all parts of the business. * Oversight of major projects & Leading manufacturing processes and technology improvement activities * Defining, maintaining, and improving engineering and business processes in line with industry best practice. * Launch feasibility studies for new project requests. * Provide innovative and robust designs to new projects as well as new products to be mass-manufactured. * Apply manufacturing engineering / design for manufacture expertise to creating efficient manufacturing methods and tools for existing and new products. * Mentor, support, and train junior engineers. * Maintain and improve internal engineering processes. * Troubleshooting manufacturing, product performance, and installation issues. * Design of experiments to evaluate and characterise component and system performance and behaviour. * Ensure project documents are complete, current, and appropriately stored and shared. * Identify risks and plan for successful delivery. * Advise the Specification team on our delivery capabilities and collaborate with pitching team to win new projects. PERSON SPECIFICATION Skills & Characteristics * Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful. * Exceptional time management and organisation skills with the ability to juggle multiple tasks at once. * A good communicator with effective stakeholder management & conflict resolution skills. * Be a good team player and an effective leader who motivates colleagues to work together. * Meticulous record keeper who ensures everyone delivers on their commitments. * Pragmatic problem solver who always gets the job done. Knowledge & Experience * CAD and CAM software, (SolidWorks preferred) * Design for Manufacture / Design for Assembly * Modern Methods of Manufacture (CNC/CAM, Additive, Laser Processing, Robotics and special purpose machines) * Mechanical System Design * Leading engineering development activities – FMEA, Concept and Design Reviews, New Product Introduction, Risk Registers etc