Design Engineer - Packaging

Coventry

£35,000 - £50,000

The Recruitment Bunker are recruiting exclusively for a Design Engineer to join an exceptional vehicle packaging team to work on the most exciting programmes announced to date.

Overview of the Role:

Design Engineer

Salary - £35,000 - £50,000

Holidays: 33 days

Pension

Private Healthcare/Life Insurance

Employee Referral Scheme

Location - Coventry

Company Overview

The DRVN Automotive Group are a sector leading automotive group, specialising in the design, manufacture, and distribution of luxury automotive brands, recognised globally for our commitment to innovation, quality, and engineering, centred around a world-class customer experience.

The DRVN group have made some major recent announcements to launch some of Ford Motor Company's most historically significant icons giving engineers an amazing platform to showcase their engineering and design skills across various disciplines and work on the most amazing modernisation programmes ever seen.

Responsibilities

* Company Policies: Manage and follow the quality, health, safety, and all policies of the company

* Manage tasks with design and project engineering support within the vehicle packaging team

* Supply CAD models and drawings suitable for producing components by various manufacturing processes.

* Take projects through to manufacture and therefore be responsible for every detail of the design

* Design and development of CAD, administration activity; BOM (Bill of Materials), DVP (Design Verification Plan), Family Tree and Release activity in-line with the companies NPI process and customer specific process

* Implement GD&T into designs

* Work closely with the Engineering Analysis team (FEA) to meet design targets and drive the most cost-effective solutions

* Work closely with Manufacturing to agree feasible manufacturing solutions and to control the engineering change process. Ensure Design for Manufacture (DFM) philosophy is integrated into designs

* Communicate with the Lead/Principal Engineers to ensure you have the required level of support and help when required

* Support Programme team to ensure project deliverables are achieved

* Communicate design solutions

* Maintain communication with internal and external customers on a regular basis

* Participate in formal and on the job training which will be provided regards the use of software and design techniques

* Always support your team.

Essential Skills

* Engineering degree or equivalent within a relevant subject

* Good Understanding of CAD and CAE Literacy - Catia V5 within packaging discipline

* CATIA V5 - Part modelling/Drafting and surfacing capabilities

* Engineering design knowledge

* Ability and awareness of design to manufacturing process

* Understanding importance of managing engineering change requests and claim management

* Ability to work efficiently within your role

* Strong communication skills

* Excels in organisational skills and time management

* A drive to learn and improve at every opportunity

* Willingness to support others

* Positive attitude towards mastering challenges and changes.

Desirable Skills

* GD&T, can demonstrate good understanding