Senior Design Engineer - Carbon Fibre Structures - 12 month FTC

What to Expect

- Reporting to the Design Engineering Manager, with the guidance of the Lead Design Engineer working on all aspects of Carbon Fibre Structures system design on our future vehicle programmes.
- Working on a wide range of systems and components such as Carbon Fibre Structures, Monocoques, utilising lightweight materials and processes such as Carbon Fibre (pre-preg, RTM, SMC).
- CAD modelling and design ownership of a system such as a Monocoque or upper structure.
- “Cradle to Grave” approach – working within a cross functional team from R&D stage, through concept, design release, production launch and series production support to collectively deliver the whole vehicle specification targets and contribute to the overall business KPIs.

What You'll Do

- Supporting new platform packaging, early concept & styling feasibility studies and detailed design.
- Represent the department in design reviews and during test and development activities if required.
- Liaison with the rest of the design and engineering community, suppliers, manufacturing engineering and R&D team.
- Design components to meet cost targets while achieving challenging performance attributes and the lowest feasible weight.
- Coordinate design work to deliver timely design releases.
- Coordination of design activities carried out in-house and at suppliers.
- Build support (prototype and production).
- Supporting problem solving activities.
- Develop and specify GD&T on CAD models or drawings taking into account all inputs from parts suppliers, assembly processes and Dimension Management studies.
- With particular respect to Carbon fibre technology, contribute to the continuous improvement and further development of CAD modelling and product definition techniques.

What You'll Bring

- Strong passion for automotive design and development.
- Educated to Degree level in Mechanical / Automotive Engineering or similar.
- Sound understanding of mechanical design fundamentals.
- Proficiency with CATIA V5 is essential.
- Experience of high or niche vehicle (low volume) Body-In-White design would be an advantage.
- Good material knowledge, with emphasis on high performance and lightweight materials (carbon composites, glass composites, aluminium alloys).
- Good understanding of bolted and bonded mechanical joints design.
- Good understanding of GD&T standards.
- Understanding of FE analysis techniques to drive structural design and its optimization is essential.
- Experience of CATIA V5 CPD or experience on equivalent composites design toolboxes would be beneficial.
- Experience of best drawing and modelling practises or methodologies would be beneficial.
- PC literate and at ease with MS Office products.
- Ability to conduct DFMEA would be beneficial.

Knowledge of the following carbon fibre composites manufacturing technologies would be an advantage:

- Pre-preg and Autoclave
- RTM (High/Low pressure, VARTM)
- SMC mouldings
Knowledge of the following Aluminium manufacturing technologies would be an advantage:
- Aluminium Castings
- Aluminium Extrusions
- Aluminium Welding

### What We'll Do for You
We offer a wide – ranging benefits package, which includes:
- Structured career development framework
- 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five days
- Enhanced company pension scheme
- Discretionary annual bonus award
- Private medical insurance and health cash plan
- Life assurance benefit
- Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years’ service
- Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
- Generous parental leave policies
- A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice

### Who Are We?
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It takes a community to do what we do. A diverse group of people with many areas of expertise, united by their passion to deliver visionary products and set new benchmarks.
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