Application / Design Engineer

Ruth Wagstaff Recruitment; Ruddington; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% Bonus scheme

On site gym

25 Days annual leave + Bank Holidays

Plus other bens

Hybrid work: 50/50 office/home (Tue/Wd

Job summary

Ruth Wagstaff Recruitment seeks an experienced Application/Design Engineer for a global precision engineering business in the South Nottingham area. The role involves technical support to customers and internal teams, with occasional site visits.

This is a hybrid position with office days on Tuesday and Wednesday and flexible remaining days. Experience with polymers, plastics and elastomer design/manufacturing is highly advantageous, alongside solid design analysis and material recommendation

Qualifications

• 3–6 years in engineering or design environment.
• Ideally a BEng degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience using 3D CAD software (SolidWorks preferred).
• Knowledge of FEA systems is advantageous.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional team and communicate with customers.

Responsibilities

• Recommend materials based on application criteria.
• Generate and approve design proposals to meet customer requirements.
• Conduct moderately complex design analysis on components/assemblies.
• Ensure product quality by defining testing/qualification methods.
• Maintain awareness of customer/industry requirements and business impact.
• Generate product performance reports to identify failure modes and improvements.

Skills

Engineering experience

SolidWorks

FEA knowledge

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication skills

Polymer/Plastics design

Lean Six Sigma White Belt

Education

BEng in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Great career opportunity for an experienced mechanical Application / Design Engineer to join a global precision engineering / manufacturing business in South Nottingham. The role of Application Engineer will see you providing technical assistance to external customers and internal depts such as sales, manufacturing and quality on product changes and improvements. You may also visit customer sites occasionally when required.

This is a hybrid role with a 50/50% office to home policy (Tues and Wed are set office days), the rest can be flexed.

Experience with Polymers, Plastics and Elastomer design / manufacturing would be highly advantageous.

Salary and benefits

• Salary dependent on experience as 2 roles available
• + 8% Bonus scheme
• On site gym
• 25 Days annual leave + Bank Holidays
• Plus other bens

Application / Design Engineer overview

• Recommend materials based on application criteria.
• Generate and approve design proposals with customer requirements.
• Conduct moderately complex design analysis on components and/or assemblies that may extend current product/material/manufacturing capabilities.
• Assure product quality by defining testing/qualification/validation methods aligned with application requirements.
• Maintain awareness of customer and industry technical requirements, and basic business acumen regarding the business impact of technical decisions.
• Generate Product Performance analysis reports/documentation of returned products in order to determine modes of failure and areas of improvement to be made.

Application / Design Engineer skills and experience required

• 3-6 Years in Engineering or Design Environment
• Ideally BEng degree in Mech Eng or close equivalent
• Experience using 3D CAD software (ideally Solidworks)
• Knowledge of FEA systems preferred
• Ability to work in cross-functional team environment
• Effective communication skills with internal and external customers
• Experience in Polymer, Plastics, Elastomer design/manufacturing preferred
• Basic understanding of Lean 6 Sigma Principles , White Belt preferred