Lead Design Engineer, Advanced Development & Prototyping

Kodu; Droitwich Spa; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 10% bonus

Private medical cover after six months

Protection cover

Job summary

Vax is rebuilding its product development function and seeks a Lead Design Engineer, Advanced Development, based in Droitwich. You'll lead concept generation for dry products from day one, hands-on, building demonstrators and shaping the technical direction for vacuum and related systems.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with suppliers, and present trade-offs and risk summaries to senior stakeholders as the team defines architectures and advances next-generation dry product concepts.

Qualifications

• BEng or MEng in Mechanical or Product Design Engineering.
• Proven track record of concept development and prototyping.
• Strong CAD skills: Creo, NX, SolidWorks or CATIA.
• Hands-on design-build-test mindset.
• Extensive experience leading and mentoring engineers while staying hands on.

Responsibilities

• Lead 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 engineers

CAD proficiency

Education

BEng or MEng in Mechanical or Product Design Engineering

Tools

Creo

NX

SolidWorks

CATIA

Job description

Vax is rebuilding its product development function and seeks a Lead Design Engineer, Advanced Development, based in Droitwich. You'll lead concept generation for dry products from day one, hands-on, building demonstrators and shaping the technical direction for vacuum and related systems.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with suppliers, and present trade-offs and risk summaries to senior stakeholders as the team defines architectures and advances next-generation dry product concepts.