Overall Purpose of the Role:
Research and develop ideas for new products, technologies, components, processes and the systems used to make them. Work to improve the performance and efficiency of existing products. Provide support to the new- business and vehicle-launch team and work to ensure that all aspects of CAD design are created to fully meet the high specifications set. Responsible for ensuring the success of the design from inception through to delivery into manufacture, using innovative engineering skills to ensure seamless integration. Very hands on position, demanding high levels of creativity and flexibility. Work on many phases or sub-tasks of large projects working under instruction or entire projects of moderate complexity. Works under general supervision, reviewed at project milestones and on completion. Plans projects or subtasks so they may be tracked and presented. Results impact project/programme completion.
Key Responsibilities:
General and Task Management
· Ability to capture and specify the design requirements
· Research concept ideas using mathematical modelling to work out whether new developments and innovations would work and be cost effective
· Analyse the Engineering and Project input in order to interrogate it, reach
an agreement and integrate it formally in a Design solution
· Produce design ideas, based on research, into technical plans for prototypes using computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-assisted engineering (CAE) software
· Analyses the design proposals and the technical information in order to identify the issues arising during product development, defining and implementing adequate solutions in order to reach a feasible proposal with a high form and aesthetic quality
· Attend design reviews to present design ideas and to discuss and critique alternative design solutions
· Cost proposals
· Carry out simulations of products for new and prototype projects using in- house software for the customer and provide support and feedback on design
· Analyse and manage multiple design related issues to identify root cause
· Modify designs based on the analysis to re-test and analyse until design meets specification requirements
· Make design changes on existing products
· Track design changes
· Control of Bill of Materials (BoM), CAD Models and Engineering Drawings
· Keep up with current and developing engineering trends
· Undertake special projects as required
· Contribute to continuous improvement activities
· Quality control of work by appropriate reviews
· Support process improvement activities
· Support technical staff
· Write reports and present progress at project meetings and to clients
· Achieve goals within budget
· Conduct benchmarking studies to determine best practices/designs and future trends
· Attend various meetings and action/communicate instructions
· Make presentations
· Undertake continuous training and development
· Independently determine approach and assigned tasks
Relationship Management
· Liaise and communicate with other departments, customers, suppliers and other service providers
· Be an effective team member, working with supervisor and colleagues to ensure smooth workflow with maximum output