Vehicle Design Engineer

E3recruitment; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Vehicle Design Engineer to join their dynamic team in Manchester. This exciting role involves designing custom vehicle bodies, creating detailed CAD drawings, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. You'll work closely with production teams to enhance manufacturability and efficiency while also participating in product development and innovation. With a strong focus on collaboration and quality, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact in the automotive sector. If you're passionate about engineering and eager to contribute to innovative projects, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Death in service benefit

28 days holiday

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity policies

Access to wellness programme

Training opportunities

Auto-enrolment pension

Birthday off

Qualifications

• Experience in automotive design and development.
• Proficiency in creating detailed CAD drawings.

Responsibilities

• Create CAD drawings and manage parts on the ERP/MRP database.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure designs meet regulations.

Skills

CAD Design

Automotive Engineering

Regulatory Compliance

Project Management

Education

Degree in Engineering

Tools

ERP/MRP Software

Job description

Vehicle Design Engineer, £40K a year, 40 hours a week, Death in service benefit, 28 days holiday, Enhanced Maternity and Paternity policies.

Location: Manchester

We are looking for a Design Engineer with experience in the Automotive sector, as the role requires the successful applicant to work on the design and development of custom vehicle bodies.

This is a varied role which includes creating CAD drawings, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations, and generating a parts and materials list for customers to support both the sales quoting and manufacturing processes.

Key Duties:

• Create detailed CAD drawings for vehicle bodies to support the sales quoting process.
• Utilise CAD engineering drawings to build a parts and materials list to enhance the quoting process.
• Create product Bill of Materials and structure the build in a parent/child format.
• Manage parts on the ERP/MRP database.
• Develop engineering drawings and technical specifications for production to minimize manufacturing downtime once the customer quote has been approved.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to understand requirements and constraints.
• Ensure all designs meet relevant regulations and compliance.
• Work closely with production teams to ensure manufacturability and efficiency.
• Assist in product development and innovation.
• Conduct project reviews, stress analysis, and material selection assessments.

Benefits:

• Salary: £40K DOE
• Auto-enrolment pension.
• A day off for your Birthday.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity policies.
• Access to the wellness programme and Employee Assistance Programmes.
• Training opportunities.
• Death in service benefit.
• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays.

If you would like a private chat about the CAD Engineer role before submitting your application, please feel free to contact Rodger Morley at E3 Recruitment.