The Product Development Engineer will be an instrumental team member in the engineering and manufacturing department, focusing on new fluid systems, including cooling, fuel, brake, and breather pipe solutions, as well as cooling pump and valve technology.
Client Details
Our client is a market-leading entity in the industrial and manufacturing sector. With an established presence in Coventry, they are a large-scale European enterprise. Their core mission is to provide innovative and reliable solutions that meet and exceed their customer needs.
Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with customers to agree on feasible product designs that meet customer specifications, utilising standard components wherever possible.
- Develop new fluid systems, including cooling, fuel, brake, and breather pipe solutions, as well as cooling pump and valve technology.
- Analyse customer design data and drawings with internal CAD, CAE Engineering, SMEs, Plant Process Engineering, and Sales teams. Confirm and define BOMs, conduct design reviews, feasibility studies, and coordinate DV & PV testing.
- Lead Program Engineering project deliverables for program gate tasks, ensuring new product launches meet internal and external time and technical expectations.
- Ensure timely and appropriate Customer System Design Specifications, understanding market requirements and validating them as per IAFT 16949 requirements.
- Utilise the prototype facility to validate designs and support the coordination of prototype part manufacture to ensure customer vehicle builds are on time.
- Work with manufacturing divisions to design products for optimal manufacturing capability, providing technical support to plants.
- Partner with internal and external tooling designers to ensure efficient tooling designs.
- Collaborate with CAD Engineers to produce and approve internal manufacturing drawings, ensuring PLM releases are fully approved and completed on time.
- Identify and communicate technical market trends in the automotive business, initiating new Product developments with the Advanced Engineering group.
- Propose cost reductions through VA/VE analysis.
- Support sales at customer presentations with technical expertise.
- Support CS Plant Quality Engineering with any customer quality concerns.
Profile
A successful Applications Engineer should have:
- 5 years' experience in the automotive industry whether at a Tier 1 / tier 2 in a product component launch role (preferably within Fluid Systems, but not essential).
- Minimum HND/C in engineering required.
- Bachelor's/master's degree in engineering preferred.
Job Offer
What's on offer?
- A competitive salary depending on experience
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- Hybrid opportunity
- The opportunity to work in a team-oriented and innovative environment.
- Continuous learning and development opportunities.
- Stable employment in a well-established company in the industrial and manufacturing sector
We encourage all candidates who believe they can fulfil these requirements to apply and look forward to reviewing your application.