Design Engineer

Baltic Recruitment Services Ltd; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Design Engineer to join their market-leading manufacturing client in Tees Valley. The role involves CAD design, new product development, and project engineering tasks. Candidates must have expertise in 3D/2D CAD, GD&T, and product testing. The package includes a salary of £40,000 - £45,000, flexible hours, and additional perks such as holiday and pension.

Benefits

5% matched contributory pension

25 days annual holiday

Free use of company gym

Qualifications

• Strong CAD skills in 3D and 2D.
• Knowledge of GD&T and FEA/CAE.
• Experience in product design and testing.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop new products and systems.
• Support new product development and engineering change activities.
• Create and maintain 3D & 2D data.

Skills

3D/2D CAD

GD&T

FEA/CAE

DFMEA

Product design

Testing

Design specification

Design for manufacture

Design for cost/commercial awareness

Presentation skills

Job description

Baltic Recruitment are delighted to be supporting our market leading manufacturing client with their search for a Design Engineer.

Overall Purpose

The Design Engineer reports directly to the Head of Engineering and is supervised by a Lead Engineer. They support new product development and engineering change activities. The role is varied and mainly consists of CAD design, the creation of supporting documentation, prototype building and testing. In addition, the design engineer also displays creativity and innovation and will support and develop new patent protectable technologies. The Design Engineer is also required to display project engineering skills managing their time, resources and supporting the project administration.

Key Duties

• Design and develop new products and systems.
• Support the Senior/Lead Design Engineer in the development of new products.
• Create and maintain 3D & 2D data.
• Provide technical expertise.
• Support research and benchmarking on competitor products and products which could be developed in the future.
• Support the research and identification of new technologies and materials.
• Coordinate with key stakeholders internal and external.
• Communicate and present development project status at department level.
• Participate in prototype builds and testing.
• Support engineering change activities.

Key Requirements

• 3D/2D CAD.
• GD&T.
• FEA/CAE.
• DFMEA.
• Product design.
• Testing.
• Design specification.
• Design for manufacture.
• Design for cost/commercial awareness.
• Presentation skills.

The Package

• £40,000 - £45 per annum.
• 40 hours/week with some flexibility on start/finish times.
• 5% matched contributory pension.
• 25 days annual holiday.
• Free use of company gym.