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Royal Leamington Spa / Global

Chief Design Engineer

  • £65000 - £75000/annum

Job Summary

Salary Range:
£65000 - £75000/annum
Benefits:
Training
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Job Description

Chief Design Engineer

Location: Near Leamington Spa (20 mins drive)
Job Type: Permanent

Syntech Recruitment are recruiting for an experienced Chief Design Engineer to lead transmission and driveline design programmes for an engineering business near Leamington Spa.

This is a senior technical role covering projects from concept through to hardware validation, alongside technical leadership and development of the wider design team.

Chief Design Engineer Responsibilities

* Lead transmission design programmes from concept through to hardware validation

* Provide technical leadership and mentoring to the design team

* Lead transmission layouts and DMU design reviews

* Act as the technical authority for design best practice and GD&T

* Review transmission, driveline and component designs

* Lead DFMEA activities

* Sign off production 2D drawings and geometric tolerancing

* Support technical problem-solving and design improvements

* Manage technical relationships with suppliers

* Develop technical scopes of work for customer proposals

* Introduce new engineering technologies, methods and materials

* Improve CAD and CAE processes

* Ensure designs are controlled through established engineering and PLM processes

* Work closely with manufacturing, suppliers, sales and other engineering teams

Chief Design Engineer Profile

* Engineering degree or equivalent qualification

* Minimum 10 years' transmission design engineering experience

* Strong knowledge of transmission design, development, validation and testing

* Advanced CAD modelling experience

* Strong knowledge of GD&T and engineering drawings

* Proven DFMEA experience

* Experience with engineering change and PLM systems

* Previous experience leading and mentoring engineers

* Strong technical problem-solving skills

* Good understanding of manufacturing processes

* Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
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