Design Engineer

Job Title: Design Engineer

Reporting to: Design Manager/Senior Design Engineer

Department: Custom Made Design Team

Purpose of the Position: Working closely with the Design Manager to create innovative, robust and sustainable design solutions following the best engineering design principles. Key to delivering project and client-specific lighting solutions that meet and exceed customers’ needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Complete medium-scale complex projects in strict adherence to the requirements of the SPD Gate process.
• Design and develop a product/solution that meets all aspects of the project specification within the required timescale.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding and effectively communicate the rationale behind project specifications, challenging requirements where necessary.
• Deliver effective and commercially viable design solutions with the help of FMEA ensuring the safety and reliability of all products.
• Accurately complete all relevant documentation to support all design solutions.
• Use appropriate design tools (i.e. sketches, hand-made models, prototypes and 3D CAD) to help communicate solutions clearly and efficiently.
• Create accurate CAD, ERP and PLM data following best practice.
• Create accurate costed bill of materials for all new product design.
• Review the cost point of each design as it progresses and evaluate its impact. Reporting any chances to the relevant stakeholders.
• Produce production capable components and assemblies. Performing research on product technologies and structures to implement into design concept.
• Continuously improve on existing production designs and processes where possible, identifying and effectively implementing any improvements.
• Continuously review product installation methodologies creating innovative solutions with supporting samples and installation leaflet. Ensuring a safe and easy experience for our customers.
• Identify and resolve problems by following a process to determine root cause. Implementing corrective action that ensures the problem does not return.
• Maintain up to date knowledge on current industry trends and market conditions.
• Commercially aware of competitors products and remain up to date on market trends.

Specific Skill Requirements:

Essential Educational/Technical Skills:

• A degree in a relevant engineering or science discipline or equivalent.
• +2yrs industry experience delivering products from concept to customer. Delivering robust design solutions on time to specification and within cost and budget constraints.
• Experience of creating 3D CAD following best practice guidelines, engineering drawings and tolerance stacks for mechanical/electrical components and assemblies along with test rigs and assembly jigs.
• Good level of understanding of Microsoft office namely Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience of applying practical tools (sketch, calcs, handmade, 3D prototypes) to create fit for purpose prototypes for test purposes and review.
• Sound understanding of mechanical and physical principles.
• Ability to drive development of products and technologies through prototyping and testing.
• Understanding and practical application of design wheel / design processes.
• Good knowledge and understanding of multiple tooling and manufacturing techniques.

Desirable Educational/Technical Skills:

• Experience using Solid Edge and Teamcenter
• Experience developing products within the light industry.

Essential Behavioural Skills:

• Effective communication.
• Interpersonal/Team work.
• Organisation.
• Problem Solving.
• Adaptability.
• Effective Leadership.
• Self-Motivated.