Component Engineer

Location Warwickshire
Job type: Contract
Salary: £Up to £45.00 p/h (INSIDE IR35)
Contact name: Vicki Martinson

Contact email: vmartinson@select-engineering.net
Contact phone: 01245403560
Job ref: CE-VM
Published: about 21 hours ago
Duration: 6 months (rolling)
Expiry date: 13 Nov 2025 23:59
Startdate: ASAP

​OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

To support the project teams with existing components and new tooled component development.

SCOPE OF THE POSITION:

Responsible for leading the development of new tooled components with the Lear suppliers for components such as plastic parts, rubber parts, metal parts, connectors, terminals, eyelets etc.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Supervising the 3D packaging of components in integration with the harness installations in CatiaV5/ V6 & VisMockup

  • Prepare RFQ packages to purchasing team for sourcing of new component at the Lear suppliers.

  • Lead supplier design activities and design reviews.

  • Ensuring the use of engineering specifications and procedures for the components.

  • Manage new component sign off to Lear & customer manufacturing plant

  • Participate in DFMEA’s together with Suppliers, DVP, CAD Engineers, EDS Engineers and Project Engineers.

  • Agree on supplier DVP and follow up to the results and approve them

  • Participate in customer design meetings.

  • Be aware of all customer design requirements eg. Design manual, SDS.

  • Support DFM activities.

  • Support Lear plants to understand customer specifications to be to obtain PPAP/PSW on the components.

  • Supervising the preparation of all necessary drawings and 3D files for customer and internal releases.

  • Work cross functional with engineering, program, commercial and purchasing team.

KEY SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Preferred

Required

Technical Skills

  • 5 years EDS experience

  • Customer tools such as CaitaV5, Tce, VisMockup, AIMS, ECR database

  • Knowledge of FEA applications

  • DFMEA

  • Knowledge of tooling such as injection, stamping projection tools.

  • Knowledge of Engineering and design tools

  • Knowledge of quality tools such as APQP, DFMEA, 8D

  • Cost understanding

  • Knowledge of CAD tool (2D and 3D)

  • Knowledge of how to read technical drawings

Qualifications

  • Degree or equivalent in electrical / electronic discipline

  • HNC/D or equivalent in electrical / electronic discipline

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

  • Team Player

  • Methodical in approach

  • Be an effective communicator demonstrating highly developed interpersonal and negotiation skills

  • Willingness to travel overseas

  • Be flexible in approach

  • Self Starter

  •  Demonstrate problem solving ability

  • Ability to work under pressure