Design Engineer (Mould Design)

Bluebolt Recruitment; Whitstable; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international manufacturing company is seeking a Design Engineer (Mould Tooling) to join their team in Whitstable, UK. This permanent position offers a salary of £40,000 to £50,000 per annum, with standard working hours of 37.5 hours per week. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing corrective actions for production issues, designing and maintaining 3D models, and collaborating with colleagues across various projects. Candidates should possess a BEng degree in Mechanical Engineering and have significant experience in the automotive or aerospace sectors.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years Design Engineering experience in Automotive or Aerospace manufacturing.
• Experienced using CREO or similar product lifecycle management software.
• Experience with design for manufacture and assembly.

Responsibilities

• Provide fast turnaround corrective actions for production issues.
• Design and maintain detailed 3D models and technical drawings.
• Interface with internal and external customers during the design process.

Skills

Mechanical Design

3D CAD

Mould Tooling Design

Simulation Software

Collaboration

Education

BEng in Mechanical Engineering or Scientific subject

Chartered/Incorporated Engineer status

Tools

CREO

Moldex 3D

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a Design Engineer (Mould Tooling) to work for an international manufacturing company based in Whitstable.

This is a permanent position paying £40,000 to £50,000 pa annum, depending on experience. 37.5 hours pw. Working hours are Monday to Thursday; 8am to 4.30pm and Friday; 8am to 1.30pm. Based on site.

Responsibilities

• Provide fast turnaround corrective actions for Process/Quality issues affecting production, and/or customer concerns within the mould shop.
• Collaborate with colleagues & cross functional teams across the business by providing moulding process & material knowledge in NPI / APQP project meetings.
• Designs, verifies, prepares, and maintains detailed 3D models, technical design drawings, schematics or specifications for 3D moulded components and tooling using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software (currently Creo).
• Able to optimise new component / mould tooling designs using simulation tools such as Moldex 3D.
• Coordinate drawing and drawing control activities.
• Interface as necessary with both internal and external customers during the mould design process / investigation and rectification process.
• Provide a formal handover of designed product to the Manufacturing Process Engineering group, via pre-production process & design reviews.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum BEng level qualification in Mechanical Engineering or Scientific subject
• Currently or working towards Chartered/Incorporated Engineer status and member of Professional Engineering Institution.
• Minimum 3 years Design Engineering experience preferably in Automotive or Aerospace manufacturing industry – Moulded Component Bias
• Experienced using CREO or similar 3D CAD and product lifecycle management software
• Experience with simulation software to refine component/tooling design e.g. Moldex 3D
• Experience of design for manufacture and design for assembly

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