Product Engineer (PERM OR CONTRACT)

​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 missions 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’s, 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.

• Proven 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

Salary:                    Up to £50,000

Core hours:           08:30-17:15 Mo-Thurs and 08:30-13:00

Some hybrid working

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6-months, outside of IR35

Hourly rate:          Up to £40/hr

Core hours:           45hr/wk contract

07:30-17:00 core hours Mo-Fr