Job description
Are you ready to take your first steps in your career with a company that values continuous learning and engineering excellence?
This role is within an established and growing manufacturing and distribution business with a turnover of £5m in the UK. While part of a global group of companies, it operates as a small family-run entity based in Stoke-on-Trent.
The role of Design Engineer is ideal for a recent graduate, trainee, or junior CAD engineer looking to develop their mechanical design and engineering skills, designing and defining bespoke products according to individual customer requirements.
You’ll be working for a company that values employees as more than just numbers, evidenced by their time-served workforce and commitment to employee loyalty and career development opportunities.
The company offers benefits including 27 days of holiday + bank holidays, a purchase participation scheme, a pension plan, and an annual salary review every March!
What we need from you
- Developing initial drawings of new components and producing practical designs based on pre-confirmed customer information.
- Amendments to current drawings.
- Maintaining the drawing database.
- Building new Bills of Material List and GA drawings with supervisor input.
- Use computer-aided design software to design concepts.
What you need to succeed
- University Degree in Engineering.
- Minimum of 1 year’s experience in an engineering environment and a demonstrated ability to independently produce innovative and successful designs as part of large or small projects.
- Proficient in software applications, 2D & 3D package skills, ideally Inventor and/or AutoCAD.
- Ability to recognise customer product needs and market trends affecting product requirements.
- Working knowledge and understanding of hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
Essential Details
- Position - Graduate Design Engineer
- Location - Stoke-on-Trent
- Salary - £28-32k
