Design Application Engineer

Mansell Recruitment Group; East Hagbourne; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Mansell Recruitment Group represents a well-established engineering and manufacturing business seeking an experienced Design Applications Engineer in the UK. The role involves ownership of customer-specific projects from brief to design, build, testing and delivery, with hands-on work across CAD, product development and manufacturing processes.

The ideal candidate will have a degree-level engineering qualification, at least 5 years' experience in applications engineering, advanced 3D CAD

Qualifications

• Degree-level engineering qualification preferred, or equivalent relevant experience
• Minimum 5 years' experience within an Applications Engineer or similar engineering position
• Advanced 3D CAD experience, ideally Siemens NX
• Strong understanding of component and assembly modelling and technical drawing
• Strong mechanical engineering knowledge
• Experience working with mechanical systems
• Good understanding of manufacturing and fabrication processes
• Experience working with fabricated components in steel, aluminium and plastics
• Knowledge of composite materials
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
• Confident communicator with the ability to work effectively with customers, suppliers and internal teams
• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of projects
• Training and development opportunities
• Varied and technically challenging engineering environment
• Opportunity to work on bespoke engineering projects
• Hands-on involvement from design through to manufacture and testing

Responsibilities

• Manage customer-specific modifications and engineering projects from initial brief through to completion
• Develop and adapt existing designs to meet specific customer requirements
• Carry out integration and feasibility studies
• Manage project budgets, bills of materials and technical documentation
• Work closely with customers, sales and internal engineering teams to develop suitable technical solutions
• Support the certification and approval of designs where required
• Provide technical support to production and commercial teams
• Liaise with suppliers on technical and engineering matters
• Produce, maintain and manage detailed assembly and manufacturing drawings
• Support the build, testing and commissioning of projects
• Identify opportunities for product improvements and engineering development
• Provide hands-on technical support and problem solving throughout the manufacturing process
• Ensure projects are delivered to the required quality and technical standards

Skills

3D CAD

Mechanical design

Technical drawing

Project coordination

Customer collaboration

Education

Degree-level engineering qualification

Tools

Siemens NX

Job description

Our client is a well-established engineering and manufacturing business producing specialist, technically demanding products for a range of applications.

Due to continued growth, they are looking for an experienced Design Applications Engineer to join their engineering team.

The successful candidate will take ownership of customer-specific engineering projects, working from the initial requirements through to design, development, build, testing and delivery.

The role is varied and hands-on, combining project management, mechanical engineering, CAD and technical problem solving.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage customer-specific modifications and engineering projects from initial brief through to completion
• Develop and adapt existing designs to meet specific customer requirements
• Carry out integration and feasibility studies
• Manage project budgets, bills of materials and technical documentation
• Work closely with customers, sales and internal engineering teams to develop suitable technical solutions
• Support the certification and approval of designs where required
• Provide technical support to production and commercial teams
• Liaise with suppliers on technical and engineering matters
• Produce, maintain and manage detailed assembly and manufacturing drawings
• Support the build, testing and commissioning of projects
• Identify opportunities for product improvements and engineering development
• Provide hands-on technical support and problem solving throughout the manufacturing process
• Ensure projects are delivered to the required quality and technical standards

Candidate Requirements

Degree-level engineering qualification preferred, or equivalent relevant experience

Minimum 5 years' experience within an Applications Engineer or similar engineering position

Advanced 3D CAD experience, ideally Siemens NX

Strong understanding of component and assembly modelling and technical drawing

Strong mechanical engineering knowledge

Experience working with mechanical systems

Good understanding of manufacturing and fabrication processes

Experience working with fabricated components in steel, aluminium and plastics

Knowledge of composite materials

Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills

Confident communicator with the ability to work effectively with customers, suppliers and internal teams

Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of projects

Training and development opportunities

Varied and technically challenging engineering environment

Opportunity to work on bespoke engineering projects

Hands-on involvement from design through to manufacture and testing