Senior Design Engineer

MTrec Ltd; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist manufacturing company in Newcastle upon Tyne seeks a Senior Design Engineer to oversee projects and manage the design function. The ideal candidate will possess Autodesk Revit experience, strong CAD skills, and excellent time management abilities. This position offers an excellent salary and a 4 day working week within a growing and compliant company.

Benefits

Excellent salary

4 day working week

Compliance with health and safety requirements

Qualifications

• Degree qualification and experience in a similar role required.
• Experience with Autodesk Revit is essential.
• Knowledge of 2D and 3D CAD systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage design function covering all live projects.
• Liaise with Project Manager and Production for project handovers.
• Check drawings prior to approval and manufacture.

Skills

Autodesk Revit

2D and 3D CAD systems (AutoCAD, Solidworks)

Time management

Interpersonal and communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Degree qualified in relevant field

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

The Company

Our client is a specialist manufacturer. Due to a period of growth, they are now looking to take on a Senior Design Engineer.

The Role

• The role will give the candidate responsibility of all the projects they are currently designing.
• Manage design function covering all live projects.
• Liaise with Project Manager and Production to ensure timely handovers.
• Support live programs and forecasted programs of work to highlight any high-volume times.
• Keep track of projects throughout the design phase.
• Work to the design program for the team and ensure the dates are adhered to from both their team and the customer’s approval turn-around.
• Offer site support for any specific queries on a project at any stage.
• Check drawings prior to being sent for approval and manufacture.
• Weekly update report on on-going projects.

The Person

• Ideally degree qualified and have worked in a similar role.
• Autodesk Revit experience is essential.
• Good computer literacy and working knowledge of the full MS Office suite.
• Able and willing to visit site/attend meetings now and then to support our other offices.
• Self-driven individual to work on their own initiative and also work well as part of our wider team with a high attention to detail.
• Good time management skills and ability to work due diligently to tight deadlines.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• The successful candidate will be comfortable with design Engineering principles and understanding of managing a full design function.
• Good working knowledge of 2D and 3D CAD systems (AutoCAD and Solidworks preferred)
• A dynamic approach to problem solving.
• Confident communication with customers answering any technical based enquiries.
• Ability to interpret customer requirements to create documents and information packs.
• Experience of managing a small team.

The Benefits

• You will be working for a well-established growing employer.
• An excellent salary.
• A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment.
• The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices.
• 4 day working week.