Jobs in Cayton

Design Engineer

CRP Group are working with one of the UK’s leading vehicle conversion specialists. They are looking for an experienced Design Engineer to join their team. The successful candidate will work across a broad range of vehicle projects, including development programmes, continuous improvement activities, and sales order engineering. This is a fast-paced environment with competing priorities, so you will need to work effectively across teams, both internally and externally, to deliver business and customer requirements.

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 depending on experience

Responsibilities include:

• You will have a Design Engineer reporting you, so any management experience is an advantage

• Managing sales requests and supporting customer requirements

• Creating and maintaining bills of materials

• Developing designs that meet customer and business needs

• Driving continuous improvement across the vehicle portfolio

• Working with the Group Engineering Team to develop new innovative products

Please apply if you meet the qualifications for the role below:

• Experience with 3D CAD systems, ideally CATIA 3D experience and Autodesk Inventor

• A HNC, HND, degree, or equivalent experience in an engineering discipline, such as Mechanical Engineering

• Experience in vehicle design, bus design, composites, and/or steel structures

• Ability to create solid parts, assemblies, detailed arrangements, and drawings

• Experience in surfacing, sheet metal, and/or FEA is desirable but not essential

• Knowledge of vehicle homologation legislation

• Ability to carry out engineering calculations when required, such as weight distribution and basic stress calculations

• Experience creating BOMS

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

Our client offers the following:

• A competitive salary package that reflects the value you bring.

• The opportunity to work for a business making a positive environmental impact, with real input into how they achieve it.

• The chance to work with highly capable, driven colleagues and play a key role in bringing new vehicle technologies into volume manufacture.

• The opportunity to shape and improve how the company works while developing your own skills and experience.

• The ability to influence future engineering processes and procedures.

• A small-team environment where decisions can be made quickly.

Previous relevant backgrounds for example; Lead Design Engineer / CATIA Technician / CATIA Engineer / AutoCAD Technician / CAD Engineer / CAD Draughtsman / Draughtsperson / Draughts Person / CAD Technician / Design Engineer / Autodesk Technician / Mechanical Design Engineer / CAD Designer / other similar CAD based Engineering role