Product Engineer

Location Birmingham
Job type: Contract
Salary: £40.00 OUTSIDE IR35
Contact name: Vicki Martinson

Contact email: vmartinson@select-engineering.net
Contact phone: 01245403560
Job ref: PE-VM
Published: 27 days ago
Duration: 6 months (rolling)
Expiry date: 11 Jul 2025 23:59

Main purpose of the job:

  • Product Engineers are expected to take full responsibility for a set of interior components from initial design concept, through detailed design, tooling and pre-production builds, to launch.

  • Monitoring and developing changes to the product initiated by the customer or the design team.

  • Translation of these changes to production while maintaining the quality requirements and monitoring of timing and costs

  • Ensuring that all Product /APQP requirements are covered.

  • Liaises with the tooling and manufacturing specialists to ensure that the product is designed with manufacturing and assembly in mind

Main objectives and results:

  • Responsible for the process -from start to implementation- to prepare new parts/products to be ready for production.

  • Responsible for implementation of technical changes to existing parts / products, defining and applying the most appropriate and cost-effective solutions and timings for these.

  • Liaison between the Tier 1 supplier, the customer and suppliers for matters regarding the engineering and implementation of new parts or product changes

  • Responsible for all associated documentation (DFMEA’s, SCSS’, 2d Drawings etc.)

  • Ensuring detailed specifications and tolerances are conveyed to sub suppliers

  • Guarantee that product design guidelines in terms of assembly, production and quality have been considered.

  • Support and lead problem solving activities which occur during the product development phase of the programme.

  • Advise on technical requirements and consequences of "engineering changes".

  • Support customers in product development and participate in product development meetings to ensure that key elements of the quality process are considered.

  • Participates in the departmental meetings

  • Responsible for the engineering elements of customer part approval (PPAP).

  • Support tool trials & tool sign off

  • Data driven approach to product design incorporating finite element and dimensional variation analysis to ensure robust designs.

  • Support VAVE activities

  • Support Program RFQ’s

Preferred skills and experience:

  • Master or Bachelor in a technical department

  • Minimum 3 years related experience in design/engineering of automotive interior components/systems.

  • Experience in a (plastics) production and / or an assembly environment, linked to automotive.

  • Working knowledge of job-related technical skills: GD&T, DFM/DFA, CAE/FEA, CAD, FMEA, DVP&R.

  • Personal competences: communicative, assertive, organisationally and analytically strong,

  • Problem solver, team player that is also able to work independently and in stressful circumstances.

  • Computer knowledge: Windows Office, drawing programs, CAD

  • Additional knowledge: knowledge of injection moulding, tooling, Pro Link

  • Awareness of continuous improvement