Design Engineer

6 days ago

Bedford, Bedford, United Kingdom Catfoss Recruitment Ltd Full time

Catfoss Recruitment Ltd are currently in partnership with a globally respected R&D company that is looking to recruit a Design Engineer and also a Senior Design Engineer to their expanding team.

We are looking to recruit an experienced and ambitious Design Engineer to complement our established Design and Manufacturing facility. Reporting to the Design Team Leader, the successful candidate must have a sound knowledge of part and assembly design, structural analysis and modern manufacturing techniques. They will be a self-starter, organised, able to prioritise and used to working under pressure. The applicant should also have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work individually and as part of a team.

Typical hours: Full time, Mon - Fri Days - 38 hours per week

This is a varied and demanding role and it involves a number of duties and responsibilities:

* Create design schemes and proposals to meet customer requirements.
* Produce 3D CAD models of parts and assemblies using CATIA V5.
* Prepare design documentation and provide technical leadership for internal/external design reviews.
* Produce engineering drawings, including relevant use of GD&T, for R&D scaled down models in line with relevant standards, to support the manufacturing process.
* Carry out static stress calculations using hand methods and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to ensure designs are safe and compliant to company R&D facility standards.
* Liaise with production engineers to assist specification of manufacturing processes.
* Assist Manufacturing/Inspection/Fitting departments to resolve design issues.
* Liaise with test and rigging teams to ensure methods of best practise are applied and to facilitate efficient use of time in the transonic wind tunnel.
* Support project delivery plans and complete design tasks on time, to cost and project specific quality standards.

What we would like to see:

* Strong understanding of mechanical engineering principles, including mechanical design, stress analysis and engineering drawings
* Be capable of applying problem-solving techniques in a logical, competent and timely manner
* Have a natural creativity and curiosity for mechanical design
* Competent with CATIA V5
* Competent with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Be a confident, self-motivated individual committed to ensuring that customer satisfaction is achieved in line with company strategy
* The successful candidate will have a qualification in Mechanical Engineering or technical discipline (degree preferred). There are excellent opportunities for career development.

The above job specification is for the design engineer position, the following additional responsibilities and experience & attributes are included for the Senior Design Engineer position:

* Produce detailed stress reports to present stress calculations and FEA results
* Participate in reviewing the work of others, including checking of stress reports and approval of drawings for release
* Assist in the preparation of bids and produce technical work breakdowns for projects within the department.
* Provide technical leadership for projects within the design team, working alongside other departments to deliver projects within schedule.
* Lead a small team of design engineers, providing technical leadership on the given project
* Function as a technical specialist in the mechanical design of scaled down models for the R&D business


* Broad knowledge within engineering discipline and understanding of wider domains and the constraints, which can influence the design
* Extensive experience of manufacturing/production systems, procedures, machines, tools and inspection techniques
* Ability to organise and manage workload in conjunction with the project manager
* Strong project management and time-management skills.
* People management of a small team

The successful candidate must satisfy security clearance requirements - including the last 5 years continual UK residency and British Citizenship (no dual nationals)

Design Engineer / Senior Design Engineer previous suitable job titles: Mechanical Design Engineer, Design Engineer, Senior Design Engineer, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Principal Design Engineer, Principal Mechanical Design Engineer, Senior Design Technician, Senior Mechanical Design Technician

Please apply ASAP

Due to current high volumes of applications to our advertised jobs, we are unable to respond to every application. All successful candidates will be contacted as soon as possible.

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