Job title - Design Engineer

Salary - 25,000 - 30,000

Location - Norfolk

We are looking for an experienced Design Engineer to join aninnovative, fast-growing subcontract machining department to meet growing customer needs and ensure my clientmeets the highest possible standards for thiercustomers.

Contributing to the design of new and reverse-engineered components. To be successful in this position, you should have hands-on experience using Solidworks, Inventor, CAD software, with strong attention to detail the ability to use measuring equipment and a creative flair.

Responsibilities:

Modelling & Reproducing Drawings of Parts/Assemblies from Customer Drawings/Sketches in AutoCAD / solidworks / Inventor while applying correct tolerances and or Geometric Tolerancing.
Measuring Supplied Parts/ Samples and producing Drawings, including Reverse Engineering.
Site Visits for Surveying & Engineered Solutions Purposes
Sourcing Engineering Technical data (Seals, Bearings, Bought in Parts, Materials Etc)
Engineering Calculations
Providing 3D CAM model Data to Machine Shop
Issuing drawings/jobs to Machine shop.
Performing measuring Checks on machined parts.
Data entry (logging of orders on database, Work Scheduler)

Supporting Laser/Profiling Department:

Producing DXF Drawings from customer drawings, sketches and templates for use by profiling (laser / Waterjet)
Reverse engineering parts from customer samples
Producing Folding Drawings for Press operators
Calculating material requirements for rolled parts
Converting Drawing formats for laser department.

Skills and Attributes:

Strong analytical and numeracy skills
Strong problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
A creative, logical approach for generating new ideas and solutions, with the ability to transition through to part development.
A sound knowledge of computer aided design (CAD) (Inventor)software, technical drawings and 3D modelling.
An excellent grasp of engineering and design principles
A knowledge of the qualities of metals, materials, and components
Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

To be successful as an applicant you will need

Experience in Solidworks
Design Experience
Strong analytical and numeracy skills
A sound knowledge of computer-aided design (CAD) (Inventor)software/ technical drawings and 3D modelling
A knowledge of the qualities of metals/ materials and components