Mechanical Design Engineer Transport

Job Title

Mechanical Design Engineer - Transport

Location

Cross Lane Bradford

About Us

Gardner Denver Transport provides equipment which efficiently transfers bulk material from road tankers and other vehicles. As global requirements advanced we started developing into wider applications and we now produce equipment for alternative markets including specialised transport on-board power systems for operating/powering other equipment and bespoke electric compressor packages for e-mobility vehicles.

Within our Bradford facility we design machine assembly and install our entire Bulk Powder and Liquid Compressor range for Road Transport Vehicles. Providing our customers with the whole product life cycle is number one for us and with our mobile service engineers we offer from concept design manufacture installation and aftermarket support.

Job Summary

The Design Engineer is responsible for the design and development of new products as well as the delivery of Innovation to Value (i2V) initiatives across the Ingersoll Rand Transport Solutions (IRTS) product portfolio.

The role has equal accountability for:

• Developing new products and product enhancements that meet customer performance quality and regulatory requirements
• Driving engineeringled value creation and cost reduction across existing and new products

By working across the full product lifecycle the Design Engineer ensures that cost manufacturability standardisation and customer value are embedded into designs from concept through industrialisation and into series production.

The role works closely with Product Management Engineering i2V Leadership Manufacturing Sourcing Quality and Operations to support IRTS growth margin and competitiveness objectives.

Responsibilities

1. New Product Development

• Design and develop new products systems and subassemblies in line with defined product requirements specifications and gate reviews.
• Translate product requirements into robust engineering designs including concepts detailed designs drawings calculations and specifications.
• Support the full NPD lifecycle from concept generation design validation and verification through to industrialisation and launch.
• Apply designformanufacturability designforassembly reliability safety and cost-conscious design principles during development.
• Participate actively in design reviews identifying technical risks tradeoffs and opportunities for simplification or standardisation.
• Support supplier engagement for NPD including feasibility input technical clarification and validation of supplied components.
• Ensure all new designs comply with performance quality safety and applicable regulatory requirements.

2. I2V Project Execution & Value Engineering

• Execute assigned i2V costdown and valueengineering initiatives in line with agreed scope targets and timelines.
• Apply structured value engineering DFx and costreduction methodologies to identify and implement technical solutions.
• Translate ideas into engineering concepts designs and analyses ready for validation and industrialisation.
• Support feasibility studies design tradeoffs and technical risk assessments for i2V initiatives.
• Contribute to the delivery of annualised cost savings and margin improvement targets.

3. CrossFunctional Collaboration

• Work closely with Product Management Sourcing Manufacturing Quality and Operations teams to deliver NPD and i2V projects.
• Support coordination with suppliers on component design alternative materials technologies and manufacturing methods.
• Ensure smooth handover of solutions into manufacturing and supply chain once validated.
• Escalate technical issues risks or dependencies in a timely manner.

4. Voice of Customer (VoC) & Market Insight

• Ensure all design and costdown solutions maintain or enhance customer value performance safety and reliability.
• Incorporate Voice of Customer (VoC) insights into both new designs and value engineering initiatives.

Basic Qualifications

Required

• Bachelors degree in engineering or related technical discipline.
• 4 years of experience in product development cost-down value engineering or design optimisation
• Experience / Background with Rotating machine pneumatics suspensions braking systems or transport-related technologies
• Ability to work both independently and within cross-functional teams.
• Clear technical communication and documentation discipline

Preferred

• Background in Lean Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) or project management methodologies (PMP/Prince2).
• Demonstrated ability to transform ideas into commercially viable products.

Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements

Fully site based

Key Competencies

• Sound CAD skills including part/assembly design and detailed drawing generation including GD&T
• Sound BOM management/maintenance skills and interactions with SAP
• Excellent verbal written and presentation skills

• Team player with good interpersonal skills
• Ability to solve problems and a can do attitude
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing work requirements and multiple projects
• Demonstrating strong ownership and initiative while operating autonomously with minimal supervision and staying aligned with remote stakeholders

What we Offer

• Company Pension Contribution
• Westfield Health Medical Cover
• 25 Days Holiday 8 Bank Holidays (Option to purchase up to 5 days pro rata for part time)
• Free parking
• Death in Service Benefit of 4x salary
• Cycle Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme (after probation period)
• 10% of salary in shares after 1 year of employment