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