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Design Engineer – Trims, Packaging & Additive Manufacturing


Job Location:

Manchester - UK

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 30 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 27 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Design of Prototype bridging components to validate new features as part of Model Year updates.
  • Design of components via additive manufacturing to support Demo / Mule vehicles.
  • Design & modification of components to support Physical Mock-up builds.
  • Design of bespoke tools / equipment to support R&D workshop activities.
  • Design of New Additive Manufacturing components to drive business wide adoption.
  • Reverse engineer components to aid fitment on new vehicle packaging.
  • Design Jigs & fixtures for various Vehicle Product lines to undergo various test procedures as part of Vehicle Gateways
  • Deliver high quality CAD design and configuration for wind tunnel testing and for CFD Analysis
  • Coordinate with the customers Aerodynamics team on wind tunnel and CFD model setup and geometry details
  • Recommend geometry improvements based on wind tunnel tests stitch surfaces remove overlaps and create a clean model.
    • Build CATIA V5 models for wind tunnel (full/partial scale) and CFD (surface and solid): Suitable for aerodynamic testing
    • Ready for rapid prototyping (RP) or other manufacturing methods

REQUIREMENTS:

Mechanical Engineer with expertise in understanding the product development from concept to start of production. Strong understanding of the design aspects of trims (exterior interior) and expertise in CAD (Solid / Surface modelling DMU Analysis) and PLM.

  • Hands on experience using various measurement tools to measure and reverse engineering components based on the project requirements.
  • Very good understanding of Sheet metal design and various additive manufacturing technologies.
  • Working Knowledge of Volkswagen group tools
  • Strong working knowledge of using mechanical software tools
  • Have a good understanding and experience in manufacturing techniques tolerances materials strength and stress and failure modes

Qualification and Education Requirement:

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent from reputed Institution / University