Sheet Metal Manufacturing Dev Engineer - DFM & Welding

Bristol Industrial; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension Scheme (5% contributi)

Salary Sacrifice scheme

Job summary

Bristol Industrial is seeking a Manufacturing Development Engineer to guide sheet metal design for manufacturability and cost-effective production. You will work with the NPD/design team to improve manufacturability across prototypes and iterations.

You will assess tolerances, access and fastening methods, and provide manufacturing guidance throughout the product development process, supporting pre-production builds and design-for-manufacture initiatives.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in advising on design for manufacture.
• Strong knowledge of sheet metal manufacturing processes and tolerances, welding.

Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturing guidance during new product design and prototypes.
• Assess tolerances, access, and fastening methods for manufacturability.
• Support pre-production builds and production engineering initiatives.
• Advise on cost reduction and optimisation within designs.

Skills

sheet metal

welding

design for manufacture

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Bristol Industrial is seeking a Manufacturing Development Engineer to guide sheet metal design for manufacturability and cost-effective production. You will work with the NPD/design team to improve manufacturability across prototypes and iterations.

You will assess tolerances, access and fastening methods, and provide manufacturing guidance throughout the product development process, supporting pre-production builds and design-for-manufacture initiatives.