Mechanical Design Engineer (Tooling) in Ampthill, Bedfordshire

Energy Jobline CVL; Ampthill; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline CVL in Ampthill is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to own tooling design across the product lifecycle, from prototype to production and ongoing support. You will design tooling such as jigs, fixtures, gauges, dies and machine attachments, working with multiple teams to improve quality, increase yield and reduce costs.

Candidates should have CAD experience (Creo), GD&T, Lean/Six Sigma, PFMEA and the ability to produce technical drawings and documentation; SC clearance

Qualifications

• Mechanical design and manufacturing process experience.
• Proficiency in Creo and ability to create technical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Develop tooling for assembly, integration and test, machining, composite layup and additive manufacturing.

Skills

Mechanical design

Manufacturing process

Creo CAD

GD&T

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

PFMEA

DFM/A

Documentation

Communication

Problem-solving

Tools

Creo

Job description

I'm recruiting a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join the Operations Engineering team in Ampthill. This is an opportunity to take ownership of tooling design across the product lifecycle, supporting projects from prototype development through to production and ongoing product support.

You'll design and implement tooling such as jigs, fixtures, gauges, dies, prototype models and machine attachments. Working with teams across the business, you'll help improve manufacturing quality, increase production yield and reduce costs. You'll also act as a technical point of contact for tooling, offering advice, solving problems and coordinating engineering activity.

In this role, you'll:

• Develop tooling for assembly, integration and test, machining, composite layup and additive manufacturing.
• Create technical requirement specifications, process instructions, manufacturing bills of materials and routings.
• Support production and programme delivery, including capital equipment requirements from definition through to acceptance.
• Work closely with Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering and other teams.
• Contribute to customer and programme meetings, process reviews and updates to engineering documentation.
• Promote right-first-time quality and practical continuous improvement.

I'm looking for someone with:

• Mechanical design and manufacturing process experience.
• CAD experience, ideally with Creo, and the ability to produce technical drawings.
• An understanding of GD&T, including key characteristics and datum structures.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and quality tools.
• Awareness of DFM/A and PFMEA principles.
• Experience preparing operational documentation and manufacturing data packs.
• Strong communication, analytical and influencing skills, with confidence working across different levels of an organisation.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving, quality and process improvement.The successful candidate must be able to obtain the appropriate level of Security Check (SC) clearance