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WH Bence have an exciting opportunity for a Design Engineer to join their team.
Location: Yate, Bristol, BS37 5NG
Salary: £40K – £45K PA
Job Type: Full – time, Permanent, Working Monday to Friday 08:00 to 17:00 (1 Hour Break)
About Us:
Based in Yate, North Bristol, W H Bence is a manufacturer of specialist mobile facilities such as medical screening trailers and relocatables for Breast Screening, MRI, CT, Heart Catheterisation, Chemotherapy Clinics, Fire Appliances and Emergency Service Command Centres.
Bence, a family owned and run company, has been trading since 1983 and built an excellent reputation as the UK’s foremost specialist coachbuilder with a prestigious client list.
Design Engineer – The Role:
We are looking for a mechanical Design Engineer with Automotive experience. This role will progress towards leading individual jobs working “cradle to the grave” from initial outset of design conception through to delivery.
Design Engineer – Key Responsibilities:
- Consult with the sales team to create innovative designs for presentations, bids, and tenders
- Liaise closely with procurement to ensure timely availability of working drawings for supplier quotations
- Provide accurate manufacturing drawings to production departments
- Represent the company and communicate with customers in person and over the phone
- Take responsibility for design quality, accuracy, timely delivery, and management
- Improve and expand Bence products
- Keep up to date with new ideas, designs, and legislation
- Investigate new materials for next-generation designs
- Ensure consistent and compliant design approaches
- Maintain and improve the standard of creative design work
- Understand the requirements of metal fabrication and woodwork/joinery for ease of production
- Identify potential cost savings through design improvements with the Production and Operations teams
- Collaborate with refrigeration suppliers to ensure suitable routing for a mobile environment
- Understand general electrical principles
Design Engineer – You:
- Relevant design engineer qualifications preferred
- Experience in mechanical background with some automotive knowledge
- Thorough understanding and working experience of Solidworks PDM software and Design Package, 2D & 3D CAD design package
- Knowledge of engineering principles
- Understand the requirements of coachbuilding metal fabrication and woodwork/joinery
- Trailer and vehicle conversion experience would be great, but not critical
- Competent to work with all aspects of Microsoft Office
- Numerate, capable of accurate calculations
-Strong problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented approach
Design Engineer – Benefits:
- On site parking
- 28 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
To submit your application for this exciting Design Engineer opportunity, please click ‘Apply’ now.
