Product Engineer

Euro Projects Recruitment - Engineering, Manufacturing & Technology; Coalville; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Company pension

Job summary

Euro Projects Recruitment - Engineering, Manufacturing & Technology is seeking a skilled Product Engineer / Mechanical Design Engineer to own engineering changes across existing product ranges. You will work with Design, Quality, Production and Supply Chain teams to resolve component, design and manufacturing issues, ensuring products meet technical and manufacturing standards.

The role suits professionals who enjoy investigating problems, reviewing designs, producing CAD drawings and driving

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical engineering background with product design/manufacturing experience.
• Experience producing and interpreting detailed engineering drawings and 3D CAD models.
• Experience reviewing drawings and assessing the implications of design changes.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of engineering changes for existing products and components.
• Coordinate resolution of component, design and manufacturing issues with Design, Quality, Production and Supply Chain.
• Review CAD models and drawings for technical accuracy and approve where authorised.
• Produce and amend mechanical CAD drawings as required.
• Carry out tolerance analysis and assess impact of changes on fit and manufacturability.
• Balance engineering requirements with cost and manufacturing considerations.

Skills

Mechanical design

Engineering drawings

3D CAD modelling

Tolerance analysis

Root cause investigation

Engineering change control

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Commutable from Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire

Are you an experienced Product Engineer / Mechanical Design Engineer looking for a role where you can use your engineering expertise to solve technical problems, improve product quality and influence change across a successful and established product development and manufacturing business?

Working within a close-knit engineering team, you will take ownership of engineering changes, component issues and support corrective actions across existing product ranges. Combining hands-on mechanical engineering knowledge with cross-functional problem-solving, you will work closely with Design, Quality, Production and Supply Chain teams to resolve issues and ensure products continue to meet the required technical and manufacturing standards.

This is a varied, technically focused position suited to a Product Engineer / Mechanical Design Engineer / Project Engineer / Applications Engineer / Production Engineer who enjoys investigating problems, reviewing designs, producing and checking CAD drawings, and driving engineering issues through to successful resolution.

Why Apply?

• Annual company bonus.
• Company pension.
• Varied mechanical engineering and product support responsibilities.
• Opportunity to influence product quality, reliability and manufacturing performance.
• Work within a collaborative engineering team in an international group.

The Product Engineer Role:

Taking responsibility for the management and continuous improvement of all released products and components throughout their lifecycle. You will provide technical support to the wider engineering function while coordinating the resolution of component, design and manufacturing issues.

Your responsibilities will include:

• A focus on product performance, quality, change of source, obsolescence and continuous improvement.
• Investigating component and product issues, working with Design, Quality, Production, and Supply Chain teams to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Managing engineering change notifications and ensuring changes are properly assessed, documented and implemented.
• Coordinating change-of-source activities when components or suppliers need to be changed.
• Supporting the investigation of returned products and components.
• Reviewing engineering drawings and CAD models produced by Design Engineers and Project Design Engineers, checking technical accuracy and approving drawings where authorised.
• Producing and amending mechanical CAD drawings where required.
• Carrying out tolerance analysis and assessing the impact of engineering changes on component fit, function and manufacture.
• Working closely with internal stakeholders to balance engineering requirements, product quality, cost and manufacturing considerations.

Your Background:

You will be an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer, Product Engineer or similar engineering professional with a strong understanding of mechanical design principles, engineering drawings and manufactured components.

You may currently be working as a:

• Mechanical Design Engineer or Senior Design Engineer.
• Manufacturing Engineer or Production Engineer with strong mechanical design experience.
• Engineering Change Engineer with a solid mechanical design background.
• Applications Engineer.

To be successful, you will ideally have:

• A strong mechanical engineering background, gained within a product design or manufacturing environment.
• Good working knowledge of mechanical design principles, tolerances and component interfaces.
• Experience producing and interpreting detailed engineering drawings and 3D CAD models.
• Experience reviewing engineering drawings and assessing the technical implications of design changes.
• The ability to investigate engineering problems, identify root causes and drive corrective actions.Strong communication and problem-solving skills, with the confidence to influence stakeholders and coordinate issues through to resolution.
• A relevant mechanical engineering or similar engineering qualification.
• Experience with engineering change control, supplier changes, component obsolescence, corrective action reports or returned product investigations would be particularly advantageous.

This Product Engineer job is commutable from Leicester, Loughborough, Coalville, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Hinckley, Derby, Burton upon Trent, Swadlincote, Tamworth, Long Eaton, Lutterworth, Nuneaton and surrounding areas.