Junior Design Engineer

Our client is an engineering company developing  innovative, patented products for  launch predominately in the UK vehicle propulsion market. Working in close partnership with  well established  manufacturing partners to produce procucts here in the west midlands.

The whole team  are passionate about successfully bringing their technologically leading products to market and everyone involved has a keen interest in the success of  the business and are enjoying getting involved at the sharp end to bring  innovative engineering  projects through from blamk sheet  to full production.

If you are a Junior Design Engineer with a "Can do attitude, a genuine passion for engineering and want to be part of a small and dedicated team who are working on  truly innovative projects, then this is an excellent opportunity to test and develop your skills in a lively and supportive environment.

Responsibilities:
• Providing design assistance for components and assemblies in the 3D CAD environment through solid and surface modelling.
• Support the creation of drawings and specifications to relevant standards against the
project plan.
• Understand the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system for data control and
release.
• Support design team members with peer reviews.
• Support administration of prototype and production builds through design reviews,
system arrangement drawings and sub system BOMs, onsite support to manufacturing
and test.
• Support the team to liaise with and support purchasing and suppliers.
• Involvement in problem solving using a structured approach.
• Support the administration of investigation of new products and technologies and to
support existing product improvements.
• Support the analysis of engineering data, this will include calculations.
• Interact with internal departments and suppliers where necessary to support the Design Engineering team.
• Ensure that all activities are documented.
• Support the development of internal processes to ensure best practice.

Education and Experience Requirements:
• BEng or equivalent in Mechanical engineering (other similar degrees will be considered) and a minimum of 2 years in a product design or development role.
• Some design experience of mechanical parts and systems including powertrain,
drivetrain &  hydraulics would be preferred.
• Proficient with UGNX (preferred) or equivalent CAD system
• Microsoft Office software.
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills with the ability to
effectively communicate to all levels within the organisation.
• Problem solving skills.
• Experience of being involved in an engineering phase gateway process for development and validation  owuld be advantageious.