Lead Automotive Designer
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| Job Type | Full TimePermanent |
| Location | Oxford |
| Area | Abingdon, UKDidcot, UKOxford, UKReading, UKWallingford, UK |
| Sector | Manufacturing & Production |
| Salary | Competitive |
| Start Date | |
| Advertiser | Jacqui Tornros |
| Telephone | 01235 330110 |
| Job Ref | VR/02701 |
| Job Views | 100 |
- Description
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Hours: 40.00 per week (Hours Negotiable Monday to Friday)
Responsible To: Head of R&D
The design, development and general technical support of all company products, in accordance with quality standards and such tasks as may be requested by management to meet the company’s development strategy.
General Description:
Being a proactive member of a small technical department, you will possess a strong underlying technical ability together with a comprehensive understanding of manufacturing processes and procedures common in automotive and Marine industry sectors. These skills will enable you to contribute to the design and development of products on a project-driven basis and provide support to a busy assembly line operation.
A hands - on approach to problem-solving will enable you to identify and become involved with product/production line improvements.
Your motivation will be the desire to contribute to and further develop world-class-leading products.
Responsible For:
The design, development and general technical support of company products, in accordance with quality standards and such tasks as may be requested by management to meet the company's development strategy.
Main Duties:- Lead new development projects as instructed by management.
- Provide technical support to production and sales departments.
- Liaise on technical matters with component suppliers.
- Produce, maintain and manage technical assembly and manufacturing drawings.
- Assist management in decisions relating to design and development.
- Involvement in product on-water testing.
- Assist in the building and testing of prototypes from concept to pre-production stage.
- Production and control of BOMs.
Qualifications and Experience:- Formal Design education to degree standard and at least five years’ experience in a Design / Engineering role.
- Advanced skills in 3D CAD (NX preferable), with Advanced Surface Modelling experience.
- Advanced skills in creating Exterior Conceptual Designs - Hand-drawn and digital output.
- Experience designing tools and parts for Composite manufacture.
- Experience of managing design projects in multi-disciplinary teams.
- Understanding of a wide range of manufacturing processes common to automotive and marine industries.
Benefits:- Private Medical Cover
- Competitive pension
- Bonus Scheme
- Social Club and Activities
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- 25 days holiday per year, increasing after 5 years service
Please note:Only candidates with the relevant skills and experience will be contacted regarding this position.
If you do not hear back from us within 5 days you have unfortunately been unsuccessful in your application for this position, however we may contact you in the future to discuss other opportunities
Please notethat no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.
