Design Engineer - Tamworth, United Kingdom - INP-Group Ltd

Description

The design engineer is responsible for fulfilling the delivery of new and existing designs from the concept stage, assisting with the development of prototypes through to finished products ready for manufacture.

To bring creative thinking, ensure customerneeds are considered and to collaborate with other teams to ensure products are designed for efficient manufacture.

This role will be involved in major projects requiring innovative solutions that advance the technical field.

Working with other departments to continually improve engineering and manufacturing principals by highlighting deficiencies and recommending changes in training, working practices and processes.

Creating component and vehicle designs to enhance the overall vehicle performance for the customer and environment. Assisting the transformation of concepts into prototypes for testing, validating and improvement for ultimately mass volume production. Thisincludes designing to meet costs, timing and quality requirements.
Design

• Capture and specify design requirements and assess project requirements including the development and validation needed to deliver successful production to meet and exceed the customer's specifications
• Contributing to all Design activities including Request for Quotations (RFQs), Design freeze / release, Design Failure, Mode Effect Analysis (DFMEA), Design Verification/Product Validation (DV & PV) testing and Computeraided engineering (CAE), CNC Programming
• Deliver on project's design to ensure that everything is delivered to schedule and budget, working very closely with other departments and key members of the project team
• Advise on designs, ensuring they meet regulatory and legislative requirements and the client's brief is met
• Agree specifications with clients and managers
• Conceptualise new designs and design revisions, designing prototypes of components to carry out tests upon
• Provide technical advice and answering queries from clients
• Use specialist computer modelling software to produce designs
• Make improvements to vehicle body designs in response to customer feedback
• Provide adequate programming of CNC and other programmable machinery to assist with effective and timely production
• Identify, suggest and help to implement design improvements (functionality, cost, design for manufacture)
• Use 2D and 3D CAD to produce designs, drawings and models
• Supporting the analysis of issues to resolve them, for example stresses, using tools such as Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)

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Production
Work with the Production management and teams to;

• Ensure that drawings are correctly interpreted and to facilitate improvements and develop effective working practices within both design and production
• Provide support to production to improve lead times

Quality
Work with the Quality department to;

• Investigate and solve problems, e.g. design flaws or failures
• Comply with UK/EC/International standards and legislation as necessary

After Sales

• Support the analysis of customer feedback to identify any area for improvement in the design process

Standards

• Comply with ISO accreditation requirements and supporting implementation of new standards as required
• Ensure all vehicle body designs meet whole vehicle type approval legislation

General Duties & Training

• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external departments, teams and companies, e.g. suppliers, managers, clients, ensuring adequate liaison and communication
• Proactively contribute to creating a good team atmosphere
• Ensure that health, safety and environmental regulations and guidelines are met and followed at all times
• Attend meetings and trade conferences as and when required
• Keep up to date with relevant regulations, codes and legislation
• Undertake relevant research as required

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