Mechanical Design Engineer

Cwmbran Permanent £37,000 - £42,000 per year
  • Expanding manufacturer experiencing high volumes of business
  • Career and academic development and support

About Our Client

Our client designs and builds innovative, customised and high-value-added seating solutions for all classes: Economy, Premium Economy, Business and First class, as well as crew seats. Their complete range of ergonomic seats ensures passenger comfort, based on state-of-the-art design and engineered components to ensure optimised use of space. One million seats made by the company are now in service worldwide.

Job Description

  • Responsible for the design and detail modeling of a variety of suite components in order to meet programme requirements
  • Produce designs to meet specified cost/weight targets
  • Design Engineers will be expected to communicate effectively and professionally with customers and suppliers.
  • Participate in Design Reviews throughout each phase of the New Product Introduction process
  • The selection and application of materials and processes appropriate to each design element
  • Ensure the successful integration of each design element within the product as a whole
  • Check engineering packages
  • Participate in the validation of the product (using such methods as prototyping, test, DFMEA)
  • Follow and contribute to the development of the Best Practice guidelines



The Successful Applicant

  • Proven experience in a similar role
  • Aerospace industry experience preferred but not essential, (will consider all areas of manufacturing)
  • HNC/HND or apprenticeship trained within Mechanical Engineering
  • CAD experience
  • Catia v5 experience preferred but not essential
  • Excellent problem solving skills
  • Good communication skills
  • Knowledge of manufacturing processes

What's on Offer

  • Attractive salary
  • Learning / academic development
  • Contributary pension scheme up to 13%
  • Life Assurance (4 x salary)
  • 25 days standard annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Family friendly working / hydbrid ( 3 days min onsite)
  • Employee discounts
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Optional health plan
  • Cycle to work scheme
Contact
Chris Clarke
Quote job ref
JN-102023-6220667
Phone number
+44 115 934 8693

Job summary

Job function
Engineering & Manufacturing
Subsector
Engineering Design and R&D
Sector
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Cwmbran
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Chris Clarke
Consultant phone
+44 115 934 8693
Job reference
JN-102023-6220667