Design Engineer

DESIGN ENGINEER Birmingham Permanent £54,000 Lunchtime finish Friday Friendly supportive team Fast-paced, unbureaucratic environment True full life-cycle engineering Want to see your designs go from CAD to finished product – without waiting months?

This is a genuinely hands-on Design Engineer opportunity where you'll be part of a 3-person design team, working alongside manufacturing and seeing your ideas become reality on the same site. We're an established, agile UK engineering SME with over 200 employees, supplying high-performance products directly to global Tier 1 OEMS We're looking for an experienced Design Engineer to take real ownership of mechanical design projects from concept through to production.

Commutable from: Birmingham, Walsall, Sutton Coldfield, Moseley, Wolverhampton, Halesowen, Redditch, Aston, Willenhall, Wednesbury, Dudley, Solihull, Kingswinford and Tamworth Duties Own the design and engineering data for new and existing products.

Create high-quality 3D models and 2D manufacturing drawings using SolidWorks. Take designs from concept ? development ? validation ? production. Lead the early design stages of APQP/NPI projects. Collaborate with test engineers on verification, validation and FMEA-led testing.

Identify opportunities for VAVE, material improvements and new manufacturing techniques. Continuously improve existing products, processes and designs. What we are looking for Degree-level qualification in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Industrial Design – or equivalent industry experience.

Strong commercial experience taking mechanical designs from concept through to manufacture. Advanced SolidWorks skills, including complex assemblies and detailed production drawings. Good knowledge of APQP, DFM/DFMA, FMEA and VAVE.

Experience designing for sheet metal fabrication and assembly would be beneficial. Knowledge of aluminium extrusions, including design and manufacturing limitations. Experience with plastic injection mouldings, including tooling and material considerations. Why us? You'll actu...

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