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Design Engineer

Design Engineer (893859) Coventry, England

Salary: lots of benefits

 

                      

 

Department:                 Engineering

 

Section:                       Design Office

 

Reports to:                   Engineering Manager / Head Of Engineerin 

 

Location:                     Coventry

 

Hours of Work:           

Mon -Thurs 08.30-12.30 13.00–17.00

Friday 08.30 - 14.00

 

Travel Requirement:    up to 10%

 

 

Role Description

 

Purpose of Role:  To provide design capability to engineering activities/projects assigned to design engineering centre.

 

Main duties and responsibilities:

 

  • Support the generation and delivery of concept and manufacturing design definitions, based on technical specifications,  requirements, relevant standards and other constraints
  • Progress the conceptual development for new product
  • Participate in developing and maintaining relevant engineering processes and procedures
  • Supporting the identification of business opportunities
  • Problem solving on existing products and product improvement
  • Being responsible for evaluating technical issues in order to develop proposals for investigations and/or solutions
  • Delivering assigned projects, ensuring requirements are delivered to plan, cost and budget
  • Preparing and delivering progress reports against project plans
  • Working alongside the customer on product development ensuring delivery of solutions to meet the customer’s requirements
  • Keeping up to date in relevant technical areas, developing skills and capabilities, and giving support to others as required
  • Actively participate in business unit improvement activities

 

 

Person Specification

 

Desirable

Essential

 

Education and Training

 

 

IEng

 

 

Mechanical Degree/HND or suitable mechanical engineering design experience

Experience

 

 

 

Experience of mobile off-highway equipment

 

Experience in the use of PRO-Engineer

 

Experience of components and sub-systems used on off-highway equipment including drive train and hydraulics

 

Experience of lean manufacturing and design for assembly.

 

General Role:

Experience in an off-highway vehicle design environment

 

Structures Role:

Good working knowledge of FEA analysis of fabricated mechanical structures used on off-highway vehicles

 

Driveline Role:

Knowledge and experience of full drive line development off-highway vehicles

 

Hydraulics Role:

Knowledge of mobile hydraulic and control systems used on agricultural, construction equipment

Experience of 3D CAD design environment

 

Have a hands-on approach to engineering design and development

 

General Role:

Experience in a mechanical vehicle design environment

 

Structures Role:

Good working knowledge of FEA analysis of mechanical structures

 

Driveline Role:

Knowledge and experience of full drive line development on vehicles

 

Hydraulics Role:

Knowledge of mobile hydraulic and control systems

 

 

Key Skills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good understanding of hydraulic, electrical and mechanical systems as used on off-highway mobile products

 

Experience of communicating technical subjects within a team environment

 

Good working knowledge of hydraulic, electrical and mechanical systems.

 

Ability to work independently and within a team

 

Excellent technical aptitude

 

Previous experience of engineering projects/activities

 

Planning and priority setting

 

 

Personal qualities/ behaviours

 

 

 

 

 

Integrity and trust

 

Enthusiastic approach to work

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