Design Engineer

Hunter Selection Limited; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established manufacturing company in Bridgend is seeking a Design Engineer to join their team. Ideal candidates will have hands-on product development experience and a strong background in both 3D and 2D design capabilities. You will be responsible for creating reliable designs, overseeing prototypes, and ensuring compliance with product specifications. This position offers career progression and a collaborative work environment.

Benefits

25 Days + Bank Holidays

Company Pension

Bonus

Company sick pay

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in design engineering role within a dynamic manufacturing organization.
• Successful track record of new product development.
• Hands-on skills in prototype building and testing.

Responsibilities

• Provide reliable, cost-effective designs maintaining compliance with Product Specification.
• Coordinate prototype procurement for concept validation.
• Produce 3D models, 2D drawings, and other technical documentation.

Skills

Design engineering in a dynamic manufacturing organization

Hands-on, practical engineering skill (prototype building, testing)

Proven 3D and 2D capability (AutoCad inventor or equivalent)

Successful new product development

Job description

Design Engineer

Bridgend CF31

Commutable from Bridgend, Cardiff, Porthcawl, Pencoed, Pontyclun, Port Talbot, Maesteg, Caerphilly, Pyle, Margam, Briton Ferry

Benefits:-

• 25 Days + Bank Holidays
• Company Pension
• Bonus
• Company sick pay
• Career progression opportunities

This is a great opportunity for a design engineer to join well established business who have recently won new contracts. This role would be well suited to a designer who enjoys running projects, as well as prototyping and Cad work. This position will provide you with the opportunity to work on innovate designs for new and existing product ranges. If this sounds like it could be of interest, apply today!

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide reliable, cost effective designs that maintain compliance to Product Specification.
• Coordinate prototype procurement / manufacture for concept design validation.
• Ensure design validation (inc. tolerance analysis, calculation, FEA as required) is achieved and documented.
• Produce 3D models and 2D drawings and other technical documentation.
• Coordinate regular cross-functional design and DFM reviews, documenting actions / minutes.
• Check and approve designs (3D and 2D), calculations and reports.
• Prepare and amend costed BOMs through all project phases.

Requirements

• Design engineering role within dynamic manufacturing organisation.
• Track record of successful new product development and introduction.
• Hands-on, practical engineering skill (i.e. prototype building, testing).
• Proven 3D and 2D capability (AutoCad inventor or equivalent).
• Preparation and amendment of costed BOM's and routings.

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Suitable candidates should apply immediately by calling Jack Lavis for this vacancy - on 02920 894900 or by sending your CV directly to him at [e-mail]

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

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