Applications / Sales Engineer

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

Applications Engineer (Design for Manufacture)

An outstanding opportunity is now available to join a dynamic Design Office, of a prestigious and well-respected, specialist manufacturer, in Oxfordshire. The Applications Engineer will have a key role in the further development of world class products.

A strong underlying technical ability together with a comprehensive understanding of manufacturing processes, common in automotive and marine industry sectors will enable you to work closely with the commercial team, to project manage customer specific requirements and work closely, and support, the busy assembly line operation.

A hands-on approach to problem solving will enable you to identify and become involved in product improvements.

Main Duties:

• 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.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Formal education, preferably to degree level, with at least five years' experience as an Applications Engineer, or a similar role.
• Experience in an 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.