Junior Design Engineer

A global leading POS manufacturer, based in the East Midlands, are on the search for a Junior Design Engineer to join their team. As a Junior Design Engineer, you will be responsible for designing plastic fabricated and injection moulded display units for some of the biggest names in retail.

Overview:

The company is seeking a Junior Design Engineer with experience of working in design engineering where you will have the opportunity of delivering the design on a range of creative and complicated POS for a variety of well-known retailers.

Responsibilities:

• Working on a wide range of technical projects from concept through to manufacture, including injection moulding, sheet metal fabrications and vacuum forming to name a few.
• Lead DFM and overseas manufacturing development, working closely with overseas manufacturers, supplying suppliers and product partners.
• Lead production and assembly of the product through both key prototyping phases and through to mass production.

Qualifications:

To be a credible candidate for this Junior Design Engineer vacancy, you will need to satisfy the following minimum requirements:

• Proven experience as a Product Design Engineer, Product Development Engineer or Mechanical Engineer
• Degree qualified in relevant engineering
• Experience in point of sale (POS) / POP is desirable
• Design for manufacture and assembly
• Plastic injection moulding
• Plastic fabrication
• Proficient in SolidWorks

Day-to-day:

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Conducting design reviews and making recommendations for improvements
• Developing and maintaining technical documentation

Benefits:

• Salary between £28k - £32k dependent on experience
• Discretionary bonus
• Flexible working hours
• 31 days holiday (including Bank Holidays) - increasing with service
• Free on site parking
• Subsidised gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Full training and continuous development.

If you would like to be considered for this role, then please click the ‘apply’ button below.