Design Engineer

Job Description:

Design Engineer

The successful Design Engineer candidate will have experience within any area of the structural steelwork, sheet metal, metalwork or manufacturing derivatives.  You will have a mechanical engineering qualification and experience in a similar role.  You will also have experience in the use of Inventor, iLogic and Skeletal Modelling. There is one day working from home a week, with a 37.5 hours working week.

Due to sustained growth, a significant forward order workload and a continued commitment to be at the forefront of the industry, our client is searching for a talented and motivated Design Engineer who is a technical self-starter treating 3D modelling (using Autodesk Inventor) as engineering logic.

You will understand that the value of a model lies in its stability, preferring Skeletal (Top-Down) methodologies to eliminate the inefficiencies of "brittle" bottom-up assemblies. You will be given the autonomy to establish high-performance, automated workflows across a diverse range of challenging projects, from acoustic enclosures to complex structural steelwork. You will be building digital systems that drive our client’s physical production, in addition to day-to-day work for new design for manufacture contracts.

The Role

• Support the design department in establishing robust, parametric frameworks for both bespoke contract work and batch production, ensuring a "Right First Time" approach.
• Serve as a guardian of technical accuracy, ensuring that high-fidelity models and drawings reach the factory and site teams with zero-error tolerance and on schedule.
• Act as a technical bridge between Design, Projects, and Production, ensuring that your digital logic translates into a seamless procurement and manufacturing phase.
• Proactively utilize iLogic and Skeletal Modeling to transform design standards into a strategic asset, directly contributing to the business's long-term efficiency and competitive edge.
• Creation of Master Skeleton models to drive General Arrangement drawings, ensuring client approvals are based on stable, parametric geometry.
• Generation and issue of high-precision manufacturing models and drawings
• Production of specialized design information for site installation teams, specifically leveraging Sheet Metal and Frame Generator for 1:1 build accuracy.
• Proactively considering design alternatives to improve project performance, focusing on speed of construction and "Design for Manufacture" (DFM).
• Utilizing 3D analysis to highlight design issues or clashes to Project Managers and stakeholders before they reach production.
• Partnering with Project Managers and Business Development to provide technical design support and visualizations for winning new work.
• Undertaking initial site surveys and measures to capture the accurate data required to ground the Master Skeleton model in real-world constraints.
• Maintaining Financial Control by ensuring all designs align strictly with client specifications and project budgets to avoid "scope creep."
• Generating technical schedules and intelligent Parts Lists to ensure the purchasing team can secure materials and equipment within project timescales.
• Executing any other duties required to ensure the smooth delivery of the Projects department's goals

The Person

• The successful candidate will possess a mechanical engineering qualification and demonstrable experience in a similar role
• Work under your own initiative with a strong team-working ethic, contributing to a dynamic group and setting the standard for design excellence.
• Maintain a strong understanding of CDM regulations, ensuring all designs proactively account for health, safety, and environmental factors during manufacture and installation.
• Maximise the use of IT systems (Inventor/Vault/ERP) to ensure accurate, robust, and auditable project control.
• Work to attain optimum performance and efficiency within the Project Team and all associated areas of design responsibility.
• Act as a clear and effective communicator (written and oral), bridging the gap between complex 3D logic and practical project requirements
• Promote and represent the Company at all times, setting a high personal example of professionalism and technical integrity.
• Proactively contribute to a harmonious and productive working environment through effective communication and team-working techniques.
• Adhere strictly to all Company policies, including HSWEQ and ISO procedures
• Undertake duties consistent with your employment in full accordance with UK / international laws
• Complete tasks and responsibilities as assigned, to support evolving business needs.
• The ability to visualize 3D space and mechanical movements
• Minimum of 1 year experience in the use of Inventor 3D software with evidence of use
• Demonstrable experience in Skeletal/Top-Down Modeling and iLogic automation and knowledge of Frame Generator, fold logic, and K-Factors.
• Ability to build "unbreakable" parametric models where one change updates the entire assembly.
• Able to translate complex technical models into clear instructions for site and factory teams

Our Client

Our client is a market leading design, build, installation, fabrication and maintenance organisation operating at the cutting edge of engineering excellence driven and supported by a passion for innovation. They have continuously diversified and expanded their expertise, enabling them to deliver a huge range of advanced engineering solutions for the Aerospace, Marine, Energy, Infrastructure and Automotive sectors, amongst many others. They not only always complete projects successfully and to the highest of standards but also add value to their clients by giving total support from the beginning to the end of every contract.

An attractive basic salary plus extensive benefits package is on offer to the successful candidate, along with longevity and security of work and forward career progression given that our client possesses a significant contract pipeline for the long-term future and is firmly committed to continued growth over the next 5-10 years.