Design/Development Engineer

Job Title: Design/Development Engineer
Location: Whitstable
Salary: Negotiable (Dependent on experience)
Job Type/Hours: This is a full time permanent role and the hours of work are Monday -Thursday 08:00- 16:30 and Friday 08:00-13:30
Purpose of the role:
The design of new products & concepts, in-line with the business requirements
Key Duties:

• Designs, verifies, prepares and maintains detailed technical design drawings, schematics or specifications using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software and Microsoft software packages (Excel, Word etc) ready for manufacture.
• Prepares Manufacturing Instructions as required for new products.
• Resolves manufacturing issues within Production readiness review at the early stages of product design and development.
• Works closely with design briefs supplied to resolve design details or discrepancies, or to prepare drawings of unusual, complex, or original designs which require a high degree of precision using CAD (Computer Aided Design)or CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) equipment.
• Coordinates drawing and drawing control activities.
• Introduces new products and facilitates business continuity, product specifications, design drawings and production notes/reports, along with any ongoing support requirements that are to be documented and maintained.
• Interfaces as necessary with both internal and external customers during the design process.
• Support the design and development of mechanical interconnects with an understanding of the failure mode mechanisms and the principals required to eliminate these. Support the integration of these to customer systems.
• Ensures products are developed to achieve compliance with design objectives.
• Other duties as assigned by the line manager

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