Design Engineer
12 Months
Stafford, UK
£28.20/hr Umbrella Inside IR35
What you will do:
* Researching new materials and competitive products. Organizing, coordinating, and executing the building, testing, and analysis of prototypes.
* Assisting supply specialists and buyers with supplier development and supplier performance.
* Leading and supporting DFMEA and DVP&R creation.
* Provides effective technical solutions to routine functional challenges via sound technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.
* Release of product designs into engineering systems to a high quality and defect free standard
* Leads the design, analysis, and simulation elements. Prepares and maintains personal plans and is responsible for meeting scheduled dates.
* Prepare presentations and to share proposals and solutions with other members of the organisation.
* Be single point of contact to the “Cost-Down” project team and be the engineering lead within that group.
What you will have:
Analytical Thinking:
* Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.
* Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.
* Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.
* Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action.
* Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts.
Effective Communications:
* Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviours without offending the recipient.
* Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
* Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
* Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
Managing Multiple Priorities:
* Recognizes changing demands and priorities; validates changes with management.
* Obtains information about how current assignments contribute to organizational goals.
* Completes current work according to assigned priorities.
* Responds to day-to-day operational priorities while still making progress on project work.
* Performs at least 2-3 concurrent activities without reducing productivity.
Product Design and Development:
* Builds three-dimensional models with basic materials.
* Communicates with professionals to understand various requirements of product design.
* Tests and evaluates alternative means of production being considered for use.
* Uses automated tools to design or modify the design of a product.
* Assists in building a complex prototype of product.
* Takes design for ‘X’ approach, considering all relevant stakeholders.
Background / Experience:
* Requires a bachelor degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum plus 1-3 years’. Incumbent must be able to demonstrate the ability to gain a mastery of complex engineering and manufacturability concepts. Must have a good mechanical aptitude with ability to develop product concepts. Requires strong leadership ability and good communications skills.
Top Candidates will also have:
* Experience in Diesel / spark ignited engine design
* Product Development experience
* Extensive knowledge of Creo
* Ability to perform simple simulation work