Applications Engineer - Design for Manufacture (NX/CAD)

Vibe Recruit; Wallingford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Vibe Recruit is seeking an experienced Applications Engineer (Design for Manufacture) to join a dynamic Design Office in Oxfordshire. The role focuses on developing world-class products, managing customer-specific amendments, and ensuring designs meet regulatory and manufacturing requirements.

The successful candidate will bring five years’ experience in related industries, strong 3D CAD skills (NX), and a hands-on approach to problem solving to support production, assembly, and testing teams.

Qualifications

• Formal education, preferably to degree level, with at least five years' experience as an Applications Engineer, or a similar role.
• Experience in automotive, marine or aerospace manufacturing environment.
• Advanced skills in 3D CAD environment (NX preferable), with strong understanding of component & assembly models, and creating & issuing of technical drawings.
• Advanced skills solving engineering challenges with innovative solutions.
• Experience of mechanical systems.
• Experience of fabricated components
• Understanding of moulded GRP / CFRP components and the associated tooling
• Understanding of fluid circuits and/or electrical systems is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Project Manage customer specific amendments to existing designs.
• Conduct customer specific integration studies.
• Manage the budget and BOM's for each custom project.
• Work with regulatory bodies to certify designs.
• Provide technical support to production and sales departments.
• Liaise on technical matters with component suppliers.
• Produce, maintain and manage technical assembly and manufacturing drawings.
• Involvement in product testing.
• Assist in the build and test of each project from project brief to customer delivery.

Skills

3D CAD (NX)

Technical drawings

Mechanical systems

Fabricated components

GRP/CFRP tooling

Electrical/Fluid knowledge (adv)

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field

Tools

NX CAD

Job description

Vibe Recruit is seeking an experienced Applications Engineer (Design for Manufacture) to join a dynamic Design Office in Oxfordshire. The role focuses on developing world-class products, managing customer-specific amendments, and ensuring designs meet regulatory and manufacturing requirements.

The successful candidate will bring five years’ experience in related industries, strong 3D CAD skills (NX), and a hands-on approach to problem solving to support production, assembly, and testing teams.