Design Engineer (R&D/product design)

Shillito Group are delighted to be supporting our international manufacturing client in the recruitment of a Design Engineer.

The Role:

As a Design Engineer, you will:

• Take projects through from concept to manufacture and into the market. Be responsible for driving through to completion.


• Support other projects and the ECR process to update and develop existing Products to maintain suitability for production, sales and approvals.


• Ensure technical documentation (specifications, drawings, work instructions etc.) are current and up to date.


• Assist the team and provide engineering support across the organisation including production, product management, quality, sales and marketing and customer service.


• Support the organisations continuous improvement and value engineering activities on existing products and processes, identifying areas for improvement and updating documentation.


• Other duties as required by the business.

• Project delivery against plans.


• Quality of drawings and technical documentation.

To ensure:

• Products meet customer and market requirements.


• Engineering support is provided successfully across the business.

• Self-motivated.


• An effective communicator


• A good team player


• A creative problem solver with attention to detail.


• Good time management with the ability to focus on task completion.


• Experience with 3D modelling software (Solid works or similar).


• Experience of conceptualising as a form of communication.


• An understanding of mechanical principles.


• Good technical writing skills.

• Degree Level Design Engineering from a Product Development, R&D background with relevant experience.


• Worked in Design departments with multidisciplinary teams and across a variety of projects, technologies and manufacturing methods.


• Knowledge of pneumatics systems and products would be advantageous but not essential.

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