Mechanical Design Manager

Opus Engineering are recruiting for a Design Manager to work for its client based in Plymouth.

Position: Mechanical Design Manager

Location: Plymouth

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: Competitive

Department: R&D

Responsibilities:

• Taking a flexible and open minded approach, plan and control projects as agreed with the R&D Manager from concept to production release in line with company ISO procedures, ensuring products are fit for purpose and within budget.
• Help identify to the project team during the planning stages and throughout a project, factors effecting its successful completion.
• Prepare project documentation before, during and after a development. eg specifications, BOM's, test schedules, test reports, training guides, service manuals.
• Provide novel and innovative solutions to design requirements and design/product issues.
• Liaise with suppliers, in partnership with Purchasing, on technical issues faced by the supplier and to source new components ensuring an acceptable supply chain can be maintained in Production.
• Guide other engineers in the appropriate methods required to ensure their designs meet the required cost, quality, safety, legislative, reliability & aesthetic parameters.
• Review and experiment with new technologies and assess their suitability for inclusion in to current or future products.
• Constantly reviewing with the R&D manager procedures and processes to improve the quality of products at the design & development stage.
• Work closely with colleagues to provide technical support as required.
• Manage Health and Safety within the Engineering Workshop.
• Ensure the department is kept in a tidy condition to ensure maximum impact on visitors to the company.
• Liaise with Personnel on all matters relating to employees.
• Design, develop and test products. Ensuring that the design meets the required cost, quality, safety, legislative, reliability and aesthetic parameters.
• Complete verification and validation process's and reports on the designed products and the systems within which they integrate.

For further information, please call Sam Hillberg (see below)

The closing date for applications is Friday 22nd June 2018.