Senior Design Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Hinckley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the motorcycle industry is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to oversee the design and development of components. This role involves rigorous attention to detail, collaboration with specialists, and ensuring that projects meet time, cost, and quality requirements. The ideal candidate will have an engineering degree and a strong technical approach.

Qualifications

• GCSE in Maths and English at grade C or above.
• MEng or BEng in an Engineering related subject is required.
• Demonstrates technical proficiency and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for design and delivery of components on motorcycle projects.
• Collaborate across the supply chain for effective project management.
• Contribute to detailed project plans; escalate concerns as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Technical judgement

Collaboration

Education

Maths and English GCSE grade C or above

MEng or BEng in Engineering related subject

Job description

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The description below is based on the Senior Design Engineer position, Design Engineer would be slightly less responsibility and Area Lead would be more responsibility.

Job role overview:

The Senior Design Engineer role is an employee-led progression on from Design Engineer, following experience and demonstration of the skills needed to perform at a higher level.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the delivery of the Design and Development of a number of components on a motorcycle, consulting with and seeking support from Specialists and Chief Engineers as required.
• Responsible for delivering these components to the time, cost, quality, and specification in line with the NMIP process and KPI’s.
• The role is a highly technical role, focussed on detail and delivery.
• Communicate and collaborate across the entire supply/value chain to maximise team working and effectiveness.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of detailed project plans to ensure that current and future deliverables are met to promise.
• Deliver to the key KPI’s asked of the role that will be driven from Cost, Time, Quality and Specification targets.
• Follow established processes, procedures and working practices to minimise risk to projects and products, but also challenge these to maximise the effectiveness of the Department.
• Escalate concerns, risks, and issues up through the reporting chain.
• To undertake and assist with projects as required by your Manager.
• Any other ad-hoc duties as required by your Manager.
• Qualifications:Maths and English GCSE grade C or above.
• MEng or BEng in an Engineering related subject.

Experience:

• Has a highly technical approach, with emphasis on attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate on technical judgement as required to get value added from more experienced staff, with emerging ability to work independently as experience increases.
• Ability to demonstrate urgency and willingness to deliver to promise.
• Demonstrates the ability to think ahead regarding risk and mitigations for their designs, with a focus on robust and proven solutions.
• Increased ability to work independently, while still collaborating on technical judgement as required to get value added from more experienced staff