Location: Northamptonshire
The COMPANY
Our client is an independent company who have carved themselves a niche supplying/designing powertrain components (exhausts, and other specialist Automotive components) to OE Automotive customers. Their reputation and expertise is such that many of the most prestigious manufactures utilise their services. We are proud to be an integral part of our client's continuing success which has resulted in a bulging order book and a recent expansion to a new purpose designed production facility. The company are proud to have received the Queens Award for Enterprise.
The ROLE
As a Design & Production Engineer you will based within a supportive team environment providing you with the opportunity to be involved in challenging and interesting projects - you'll turn ideas into precision-engineered reality. Developing innovative powertrain systems for world-class automotive brands and leading their journey from prototype to production. Covering four areas;
1) Concept & Feasibility
2) Prototype Development & Validation
3) Pre-Production & Industrialisation
4) Production Launch & Continuous Improvement
The minutia of the role includes;
* CAD concepts/designs using CATIA
* Provide early design and manufacturing input to assess feasibility, cost, and capability
* Design FMEA and Manufacturing Feasibility
* Create detailed CAD models and drawings for prototype manufacture
* Plan and manage prototype builds
* Review first-off parts
* Finalise designs for production release
* Develop and validate process flows and Standard Operating Procedures
* Ensure routings, and process changes are correctly defined in ERP systems
* Lead process capability
The CANDIDATE
* Our client is looking for strong a Design & Production Engineer applicants with, in addition to experience of working within an engineering design and manufacturing environment, the following skills:
* Strong Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Production Engineering knowledge
* Skilled in CATIA V5
* Good understanding of production processes, tooling design, and design-for-manufacture (DFM) principles
* Familiarity with APQP, PFMEA, Control Plans, IATF 16949 and Lean manufacturing methods.
* Hands-on approach to engineering
* Good team player!
The Package
In return our client offers;
* £Depending on Experience salary
* Company Pension Scheme
* 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
* Great training
This role is commutable from:
Northampton
Upper Heyford
Kislingbury
Daventry
Corby
Kettering
Wellingborough
Rushden
Towcester
Southam
Leamington Spa
Wellingborough
Milton Keynes
Rugby
Coventry
Warwick
Banbury
Leicester
Market Harborough
Alternative Titles: Production & Design Engineer, Design Engineer, Production Engineer, Catia V5 Engineer, CAD Engineer, Automotive Design Engineer, Automotive Production Engineer
Mana Resourcing is a specialist recruitment company working within the Engineering, Sales, IT and Commercial sectors. We are established to service and support the recruitment requirements of modern businesses and candidates alike. Catia 5, development, design, OEM, engineering development, development manager, automotive, manufacturing, CAD design, 3D CAD CAM software, CATIA V6, CATIA V5. INDAND
Salary description
£35000.00 - £40000.00 per year