Casting & Manufacturing Design Engineer

Progress Rail; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary bonus

Training & development

Pension 7%

Wellbeing support

Gym discount

Fuel savings

33 days holiday

Job summary

Progress Rail Services UK is seeking a Production Design Engineer to support the production of Cast Manganese Products. You will create detailed casting drawings, work sketches, routing instructions and Bills of Material, ensuring designs are production-ready.

You will collaborate with Pattern Making, Methoding and Machining teams to ensure compliance with best practice and maintainability, while helping deliver high-quality track products and improvements to manufacturing processes.

Qualifications

• A minimum of HNC or equivalent in mechanical or production engineering.
• In depth understanding of technical drawings.
• Understanding of importance of procedures and processes.
• Good knowledge of technical standards, codes and specifications.
• Previous use of AutoCAD or NX beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Process jobs in a timely and accurate manner to maximise production throughput and efficiency.
• Improve existing products, processes and design tools and raise with line manager.
• Compare alternative solutions of the product or process with line manager.
• Produce designs for pattern production working with Pattern Making, Methoding and Machining teams to ensure compliance with best practice.
• Ensure a senior Engineer is consulted and informed regarding all emerging risks and opportunities relating to safety, programme, products or projects.
• Provide high quality, accurate work to established drawing, technical or engineering standards.
• Use and assist in the development of emerging design tools and software.
• Consider product behaviour, manufacturability and maintainability issues throughout the design process.
• Provide support to manufacturing operations to aid engineering compliance issues arising through NCRs or process change.
• Apply a solid understanding of processes and capabilities to ensure all drawings and supporting documentation align with operational requirements.

Skills

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Understanding of technical drawings

Education

HNC or equivalent in mechanical or production engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

NX

Job description

Progress Rail Services UK is seeking a Production Design Engineer to support the production of Cast Manganese Products. You will create detailed casting drawings, work sketches, routing instructions and Bills of Material, ensuring designs are production-ready.

You will collaborate with Pattern Making, Methoding and Machining teams to ensure compliance with best practice and maintainability, while helping deliver high-quality track products and improvements to manufacturing processes.