Senior Engineer – Mechanical Engineering

Drive System Design; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual salary reviews

Bonus (discretionary)

Half day Fridays

Private healthcare

EV car scheme

Life assurance

Employee assistant programme

Free parking

Free fruit and drinks

Family summer BBQ & Christmas party

Flexible start & finish

Job summary

Drive System Design is seeking a senior engineer to tackle complex transmission and driveline design and analysis at component and system levels. You will lead projects within small to medium teams, using simulation tools and design methods to deliver robust solutions for automotive and related sectors.

You will apply CAD and analytical skills, manage own workload, and work closely with customers and suppliers to meet objectives, while mentoring others and upholding DSD’s values.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Proven transmission and driveline design/analysis experience.
• Delivered transmission/driveline projects or sub-systems.
• Experience with OEM gateways, DFMEA, DVP and release processes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and prototype transmission, driveline and actuation systems using state-of-the-art tools.
• Deliver technical work packages and whole projects within budgets and timelines.
• Collaborate with customers and suppliers to meet requirements and specifications.
• Provide leadership and manage workload within small to medium projects.

Skills

Transmission design

Driveline analysis

Mechanical engineering

Leadership

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD software

Simulation tools

Job description

Join a talented and ambitious global engineering consultancy specialising in the rapid engineering and development of sustainable electrified propulsion systems and associated technologies, working directly and collaboratively with automotive, commercial vehicle, off-highway, aerospace, defence, OEMs, Tier-1s and industry research bodies through our technical centres in North America, the U.K. and India.

Our values

Drive

We constantly strive to redefine the standards of excellence in everything we do. Working with energy and enthusiasm to deliver and achieve results for our customers and ourselves.

We thrive on challenges and encourage our people to push the boundaries of conventional thinking, to seek our new possibilities and have the confidence to pursue creative solutions.

We depend on honest, open relationships built on trust, always aiming to do the right thing by each other, our people, our customers and our community. We embrace mistakes and learn from them. We enjoy and celebrate what we do together.

Expertise

We are passionate about our people and the knowledge, skills, ideas and capabilities that each employee brings. We share knowledge freely and support and develop each other’s strengths so we can succeed together.

What we can offer

Pay

• Annual salary reviews
• Bonus (discretionary)
• Half day Fridays (Monday to Thursday 8.25 hours, Friday 4.5 hours)
• Private healthcare (upon successful completion of probation period)
• EV car scheme (upon successful completion of probation period)
• Life assurance (upon successful completion of probation period)
• Employee assistant programme
• Free parking
• Free fruit and drinks (tea, coffee, hot chocolate)
• Funded family summer BBQ & Christmas party
• Flexible start & finish

Culture

• People-orientated environment where you can be yourself and realise your full potential

What you'll be doing

This is a senior engineer role responsible for solving complex transmission and driveline solutions at a component and system level by design and/or analysis methods. Using your experience to achieve this, you will use high levels of initiative and attention to detail whilst managing yourself and others to tight deadlines. This will include projects and programmes at DSD but also embedded as part of customer teams and will require the ability to understand customers’ needs and deliver high performance solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Utilise state of the art simulation techniques and design tools to design, develop and prototype transmission, driveline and actuation systems
• Help to combine and develop new techniques and analysis methods for use within the company
• Responsible for the delivery of technical work packages and whole projects
• Apply your existing experience in specifying materials, processes and design applicable for the function of the components
• Engineering through design tools, calculations, analysis, simulation, drawings and technical reporting
• Manage your own and others workload within small to medium sized projects
• Interpret customer requirements and needs to generate specification and requirement documentation.
• Generate robust virtual and physical validation plans to ensure designs meet those needs and requirements.
• Embed seamlessly into customer teams, working to achieve successful outcomes
• Work across customer functions and suppliers to manage and drive actions, to meet your own objectives
• Take responsibility for your own continual development
• Take ownership of proposals/quotes from initiation through submission with the client
• Support technical capability initiatives within the Mechanical Engineering function
• Independently and confidently present influential material to peers, customers, and technical forums
• Working collaboratively with colleagues, clients, stakeholders and contributing to the team ethic
• Undertake work with a high level of autonomy and communicating effectively throughout the business
• Acting as a role model for DSD’s values and professional standards
• Develop your personal reputation with your peers, customers and suppliers as an ambassador of DSD
• Communicate actively and effectively internally and externally
• Exhibit a passion for learning and facing new challenges
• Be willing to undertake short and long haul-travel on behalf of the company
• Be fully aware of and actively complying with DSD’s policies and procedures

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of the role. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills of the role holder. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract of employment and are subject to change at DSD’s discretion.

What you will need

• Degree of higher in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
• Proven experience of transmission and driveline mechanical design and/or analysis
• Successfully managed and delivered transmission & driveline projects or sub-systems
• Experience with OEM vehicle programme gateways, DFMEA, DVP and release process preferable
• Experience of root cause analysis and leading problem solving taskforces preferable
• Experience with CAD system or Analytical packages
• Strong leadership and problem solving skills
• Ability to adapt delivery style to present complex information in an easy to understand manner, tailoring to the audience
• Flexibility to work at customer locations
• Awareness of commercial approach of a consultancy business advantageous

Our approach to Diversity, Inclusion and Equality

At Drive System Design we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We believe that a diverse team drives innovation and helps us deliver the best solutions to our customers.

We strive to create a recruitment process that is accessible to all, and we are dedicated to making reasonable adjustments to support candidates with different needs. If you have any specific requirements or would like to disclose anything that may help us to ensure a positive experience during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Your application and any information you provide will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. We look forward to welcoming talented individuals from all backgrounds to join DSD!