Graduate Design Engineer

Design Engineer Job descriptionQualifications, skills and attributes Ideally educated to HND or Degree level in a Mechanical Engineering discipline or equivalent experience Knowledge of manufacturing methods (incl. Sheet-metal Fabrication, Welding, Metal Pressing, Tube manipulation, Robotics, Automation, Validation / Vision systems) Experience with CATIA V5 or Solidworks preferred Have an understanding of Jig & Fixture strategies Excellent communication, motivation and people management skills Prepared to travel on occasion Awareness of quality operating systems in development and also production Knowledge of Engineering drawings, General Dimensioning & Tolerancing Knowledge of Exhaust Systems, Lean Manufacturing and Automotive standards is also desirable, but not essential.Duties will include: Jig & Tooling design and specification Gauge & Validation system specification Ensuring work undertaken is feasible and designed for manufacture Ensuring best practice manufacturing methods are used both internally and externally Check DFM, prototype builds, volume ramp up and plant production processes are fully supported Conduct regular engineering reviews to ensure project milestone adherence Liaising with suppliers of parts and tooling Cost estimating Planning their own workload and activities to ensure milestones are metTPBN1_UKTJ