Design Engineer - Grade 3
Design Engineer - Grade 3
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Job Description
What is the purpose of the role
The Design Engineer Grade 3 is responsible for creating guiding and overseeing the design efforts within the organisation. This role involves leading an team to innovate design standard configured and bespoke orders. The Design Engineer Grade 3 will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that projects are completed on time within budget and meet the companys quality standards.
Primary Responsibilities
- Leadership and Management:
- Leads cross functional technical teams providing mentorship in both technical and interpersonal skills.
- Sets clear goals and expectations and provides regular feedback and performance evaluations.
- Leads collaborative efforts on complex projects ensuring clear communication and coordination across disciplines.
- Project Management:
- Plan manage and oversee design projects from conception to completion.
- Coordinates project timelines and manages multiple high-priority tasks ensuring all stakeholders meet deadlines and budgets while maintaining high quality.
- Design:
- Designs detailed and complex systems with precision performs advanced simulations and leads impactful design optimisation projects that consider sustainability and cost.
- Conduct feasibility studies and risk assessments.
- Design prototyping testing and validation of new designs or improvements.
- Utilising Design for Manufacture and Value Engineering techniques to ensure a smooth transition from design concept into manufacture. Design and detail to ISO standards.
- Collaboration:
- Work closely with other departments such as production software/electrical quality and aftersales to ensure alignment and integration of design efforts.
- Liaise with external partners suppliers and industry experts to solve problems.
- Technical Expertise:
- Stay updated with the latest industry trends technologies and best practices.
- Provide technical support to the design team.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
- Documentation and Reporting:
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of all design activities.
- Prepare and present regular progress reports to senior management.
- Ensure proper filing and accessibility of all technical documents.
What skills are we looking for
The successful candidate must have a HNC/HND in a technical area preferably Mechanical Engineering experience within bespoke machine design proven record of successfully managing and delivering projects commissioning and site experience strong leadership and team management skills excellent project management and organisational skills in depth knowledge of design and manufacturing techniques strong analytical and problem solving skills proficient use of SolidWorks (concepts layouts detailing and dimensioning to ISO standards) and utilise appropriate calculations and formula to back up design ideas.
The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills Innovative pro-active self-motivated the ability to work individually or as part of a team and have methodical approach to tasks.
Applications should be submitted by the close of 30 May 2025
Are you interested in this opportunity
If you would like an informal conversation about the role before applying please contact Richard Davis discuss with your manager and then apply using the link in the email
Employment Type
Full-Time
