Lead Design Engineer, Advanced Development - Hands-On

Kodu; Droitwich Spa; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Private medical cover

Protection cover

Job summary

Vax in Worcestershire is recruiting a Lead Design Engineer for its new Advanced Development team. Based on site in Droitwich four days a week, you will own dry product concepts from idea to demonstrator and mentor junior engineers.

You will drive concept generation, define architectures, prototype fast, and collaborate with external suppliers, with senior stakeholders receiving regular technical summaries and trade-off analyses.

Qualifications

• A BEng or MEng in Mechanical or Product Design Engineering, with extensive product development experience.
• A proven track record of concept development and prototyping, not detailed design or sustaining work.
• Strong CAD skills, CREO, NX, SolidWorks or CATIA are all welcome for this Lead Design Engineer role.
• A fast paced, design build test mindset, comfortable turning a loose brief into a working demonstrator.
• Extensive experience leading and mentoring engineers while staying hands on with the work.

Responsibilities

• Drive concept generation and rapid prototyping for dry products, hands on from idea to demonstrator.
• Mentor and develop junior Advanced Development engineers as the team grows.
• Define product and technology architectures and solve the hardest technical problems.
• Work with external suppliers to bring concepts to life.
• Present trade offs, risk and technical summaries to senior stakeholders across the business.

Skills

Concept development

Prototyping

Mentoring

Design leadership

Mechanical design

Education

BEng/MEng in Mechanical or Product Design Engineering

Tools

CREO

NX

SolidWorks

CATIA

Job description

Vax in Worcestershire is recruiting a Lead Design Engineer for its new Advanced Development team. Based on site in Droitwich four days a week, you will own dry product concepts from idea to demonstrator and mentor junior engineers.

You will drive concept generation, define architectures, prototype fast, and collaborate with external suppliers, with senior stakeholders receiving regular technical summaries and trade-off analyses.