Fixture Design Engineer - Body Structures

Contract - Midlands

My EV Client body structures team seek to recruit a Prototype fixture Design Engineer. The role will be to complete fixture design and engineering activities and assist in the successful delivery of component and assembly CAD data in the Body Structure prototype build content.

•Experience of prototype vehicle or body assembly fixture design is essential.
•Complete assembly and component design of fixtures for prototype build phases in a CATIA V5 environment. 
•Deliver system designs to meet the body structure build requirements to meet tolerance specification. 
•Plan design activities in order to fulfil the requirements of the departments timing constraints giving consideration to cross function timing dependencies with other systems where necessary. 
•Represent the Body Structure Department in design and release reviews. 
•Demonstrable experience in a CATIA V5 environment. 
•Excellent communication and co-ordination skills - at ease working with a cross-functional team of engineers and suppliers. 
•Ability to clearly communicate and describe information relating to Body structure fixture design or packaging to personnel who may not have significant knowledge of systems is essential to the role.
•Flexible, enthusiastic individual who is self-motivated, able to work well under own initiative and remain focused under pressure. 
•Experience working in/for low or medium volume vehicle projects would be advantageous. 
•The role may some aspect of travel, mainly within Europe although this is not a on a regular basis.

CV's to jonathanw@gahl.co.uk