General Description:
Being a proactive member of a vibrant and dynamic Design Office, you will possess a strong underlying technical ability together with a comprehensive understanding of manufacturing processes and procedures common in automotive and marine industry sectors. These skills will enable you to contribute to the design and development of products on a project driven basis and provide support to a busy assembly line operation.
A “hands – on” approach to problem solving and a practical engineering background will enable you to identify and become involved with product/production line improvements.
Your motivation will be the desire to contribute to and further develop world class-leading products.
Main Duties:
- Design of engineering assemblies combining mechanical and electrical installations along with GRP and other moulded materials.
- Assist with new development projects as instructed by management.
- Provide technical support to production and sales departments.
- Liaise on technical matters with component suppliers.
- Produce, maintain and manage technical assembly and manufacturing drawings.
- Assist management in decisions relating to design and development.
- Involvement in product on-water testing.
- Assist in the building and testing of prototypes from concept to pre-production stage.
- Production and control of BOM’s.
Ancillary Duties:
To carry out such tasks and duties as may be required from time to time by senior management.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Formal education, preferably to degree level, with at least five years’ experience in a Design Engineer role.
- Advanced skills in 3D CAD environment (NX preferable), with strong understanding of component & assembly models, and creating & issuing of technical drawings.
- Advanced skills solving engineering challenges with innovative solutions.
- Experience of mechanical systems, including drivetrains.
- Experience of fabricated components in steel, aluminium & plastic(s).
- Understanding of moulded components and the associated tooling. Ability to produce laminate schedules is an advantage.
- Understanding of fluid circuits and/or electrical systems is an advantage.
- Familiarisation with Marine Industry is an advantage but not essential.
Other Comments:
Organisationally your immediate superior is: Head of Product Development
