Design Engineer (Automotive Components)

Overview

In this role you will translate ideas into precision automotive components from prototype to production, ensuring quality, cost, and timing targets. You will work within a manufacturing-focused team to Feasibility, design validation, and ramp-up activities. You will shape the design for production and support continuous improvement in a fast-paced OE environment. This is an opportunity to contribute to innovative automotive technologies in a collaborative setting.

Responsibilities

• Develop CAD concepts in CATIA V5 (surface, solid, 2D) based on data and constraints
• Lead design feasibility reviews and verify adherence to standards
• Create detailed CAD models for prototypes and approvals
• Update Manufacturing Feasibility Report (MFR) across project stages
• Develop and validate process flows, PFMEA, Control Plans, and SOPs for pre-production
• Manage prototype builds, coordinate with suppliers and tooling/manufacturing teams
• Oversee design finalisation for production release with proper GD&T and tolerances
• Support production ramp-up and drive continuous improvement initiatives

Key requirements

• Experience as Mechanical Design Engineer or similar in an engineering design/manufacturing setting
• Background in automotive or related sectors (e.g., Chemical, Mining, Rail, Aerospace, Marine, military)
• NPI and process development experience
• Proficiency in CATIA V5 for 3D modelling and 2D drawings
• Strong knowledge of GD&T, datum structures, and manufacturing processes
• Degree or HND in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Production Engineering
• Familiarity with APQP, PFMEA, Control Plans, and Lean manufacturing methods
• Experience in Tier 1 or OEM automotive environments and knowledge of IATF 16949
• Excellent organisational skills and multi-project management abilities

• excellent organisational skills
• multi-project management
• cross-functional collaboration
• CATIA V5 3D modelling and 2D drawings
• GD&T, datum structures, tolerance analysis
• PFMEA and Control Plans

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