Role Overview
DCS Engineering are currently recruiting a design engineer for a market leading manufacturing company in the heart of Lancashire. The role involves design and development of new products, from concept to final approval. Technical support to customers and the manufacturing base and analysis of existing products and identifying areas to improve product design and reduction of costs.
Scope
Candidates will be able to demonstrate an extensive knowledge of design methodologies to retain the company's competitive advantage through product enhancements. Being an advocate for reliability, working to, achieving and exceeding minimum standards is what drives the ideal candidate. You will have the ability to work effectively as part of a team and under you own initiative with minimal supervision.
Main Tasks
- Process new enquiries for the design department, ensuring all necessary follow-up actions have been adhered to, such as enquiry processing, delivery of quotation/design proposal for new contract research and consultancy.
- Develop close working relationships with clients and ensuring client liaison is continually adhered to.
- Undertake design and engineering analysis and support activity including FEA (Dynamic, non-linear) on design and projects within the department and as a dedicated service.
- Development and detail product design and engineering from conceptual design through to detailed design and manufacturing implementation support as required across a broad spectrum of manufacturing processes and techniques.
- Undertake project management for projects as directed by the design director. All Project management activity to comply with industry guidelines and ensure good client liaison, budget management and the completion of project deliverable to agreed timescales.
- Maintain and adhere to ISO 9001 procedures within the business.
- To effectively and efficiently work with Pro-Engineer. CAD package.
- To perform stress and strain calculations to recognised formulae and clearly lay out workings withing MathCAD to allow colleagues to interpret and validate design.
- To efficiently utilise the the company MRP system and intranet system.
- To develop a knowledge of companies current products and part number systems.
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