We are seeking a Design Engineer (Mould Tooling) to work for an international manufacturing company based in Whitstable. This is a permanent position paying £40,000 to £50,000 pa annum, depending on experience. 37.5 hours pw. Working hours are Monday to Thursday; 8am to 4.30pm and Friday; 8am to 1.30pm. Based on site. Purpose of the role - To support team in addressing immediate production stops by investigating, identifying root cause and implementing component and tooling design updates inline with manufacturability. - To advise on NPI projects supporting DFM / DFMEA for moulded part / tooling design. Duties and responsibilities: • Provide fast turnaround corrective actions for Process/Quality issues affecting production, and or customer concerns within the mould shop. • Collaborate with colleagues & cross functional teams across the business by providing moulding process & material knowledge in NPI /APQP project meetings. • Designs, verifies, prepares, and maintains detailed 3D models, technical design drawings, schematics or specifications for 3D moulded components and tooling using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software (currently Creo). • Able to optimise new component / mould tooling designs using simulation tools such as Moldex 3D. • Coordinates drawing and drawing control activities. • Interfaces as necessary with both internal and external customers during the moul...