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Design & Development Sr. Engineer – Job Description

Overall Purpose of the Role:

Responsible for leading a small team of design team together with the development team to ensure the delivery of new designs from the concept stage to the development of prototypes through to finished products ready for manufacture. Drive creative thinking, ensure customer needs are considered and collaborate with the operations team to ensure products are designed for efficient manufacture. Deliver the agreed engineering objectives established in the Annual Operating Plan and considering the organisation longer-term strategy road map. Work on multiple major projects requiring innovative solutions that advance the technical field. Long range strategic planning will affect the Company’s success.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy and Development

• Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice engineering vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance
• Ability to capture and specify the design requirements and the development and validation needed to deliver successful systems, products and components to meet/exceed the customer’s specifications

General and Task Management

• Create a range of 3D models for a number of proposal/production and development systems, products, and components using CAD, Solid works.
• Responsibility for the management of all Design activities including Request for Quotations (RFQs), Design freeze / release, Design Failure Mode Effect Analysis (DFMEA), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Design Verification / Product Validation (DV & PV) testing and Computer-aided engineering (CAE)
• Present design, costs, changes and budgetary information effectively to senior board members and customers and provide regular progress updates
• Liaise closely with all departments to fully understand design requirements
• Respond to Requests for Quotation (RFQs) from the Sales team
• Create initial feasibility studies
• Conceptualise new designs and design revisions
• Create detailed costed design prints
• Provide support to production to improve lead times
• Improve reliability performance to reduce or eliminate warrantable issues in the field
• 2D and 3D CAD to produce designs, drawings and models
• Analyse issues to resolve issues, for example stresses, using tools such as Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
• Prototyping
• Drive forward product development, innovation and ‘think outside the box’ to generate engineering advantage for customers, thinking creatively to develop new/improved solutions
• Identify and implement design improvements (functionality, cost, design for manufacture)
• Report on achievement of targets and identify any actions required
• Be customer facing
• Embrace and champion continuous improvement People Management
• Assign engineering resources to New Product Development (NPD) and technology projects and strategy
• Manage the design and development team to produce a range of concept design schemes for new products as well as updating existing product designs for a number of automotive customers.
• Motivate and Train the team to operational success
• Monitor the completion of tasks and ensure good performance and record on appropriate systems
• consistently promote high standards through personal example and rollout through the team so that each member of the team understands the standards and behaviours expected of them
• Lead the team in new product development projects
• Set team objectives/KPIs and review and assess ongoing performance of direct reports
• Ensure that the function operates in accordance with any health safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and visitors
• Provide technical expertise to the team Financial Budget and Control
• Hold responsibility for departmental budget
• Cost projects and managing projects to agreed budgets Relationship Management
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance.
• Work collaboratively, negotiate and engage with key stakeholders to facilitate delivery and compliance with the engineering strategy
• Communicate with stakeholders the impact of market change and potential effects on engineering design and development. Recommend solutions without compromising quality or service while optimising cost.
• Stay current and up to date on any technology changes that may affect engineering design and development and advise others of any impact.
• Contribute to new business initiatives and projects and review and communicate the impact on engineering activities
• Assist Senior Management in ensuring effective relationships with client businesses through maintaining an appropriate technical interface between engineering design and customers.

Self-Management

• Comply with the Health, Safety and Environmental Policies
• Support encourages and develop team
• Proactively contribute to creating a good team atmosphere.
• Anticipates and overcomes obstacles
• Makes useful links to arrive at insightful plans and solutions
• Driven by success
• Organised and methodical with a can-do/will-do approach
• Exhibit a willingness to do things differently and consistently translate ideas into actions that deliver results

Skills and Attributes:

• Broad experience of working in Hydraulic Filtration environment.
• Able to demonstrate experience of working with relevant products
• Process driven
• Comfortable with hands-on engineering and possess strong knowledge of production processes
• Good eye for small details
• Proven project management skills
• Excellent communication skills Integrity and strong commercial capability
• Ability to build strong relationships.

Qualifications and Experience Levels:

• Relevant manufacturing/engineering degree is preferred, B.E, B-Tec Professional with 5-7 years’ experience.
• Able to demonstrate experience of working within design and development function
• In depth knowledge and experience of DFMEA, FMEA, APQP, PPAP.
• Experience of New Product Introduction, reworking design changes and upgrades through to production
• Experience of testing and prototyping.
• Strong experience of 3D modelling and 2D drafting/detailing of mechanical components and assemblies using Solid works.
• Preferable to have experience of 3D CAD Modelling and 2D drafting/detailing of Automotive Filtration, Hydraulic Filtration, Lube filter domain and strong expertise in creating detailed 3D CAD models and manufacturing drawings for these components and assemblies.
• Overall work experience in Filter design, filter components and manufacturing and should have working knowledge in its application and function.
• Good understanding of Hydraulic filtration mechanism and Fundamentals.
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes such as Sheetmetal, casting, forging, plastics and machining
• Ability to understand requirements, perform basic design calculations, create design concepts / packaging layouts
• Creative, possess good visualization skills.
• Good understanding of Design for manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) requirements
• Good understanding of Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) is a must!
• Exposure to tolerance stack-up calculations
• Good verbal and written communication skills