Studio Design Engineer

We believe freedom of movement drives human progress. As a Studio Design Engineer, you will work with many team members to make the design vision a reality. From developing initial engineering concepts for a new design concept, guiding, and integrating multiple engineering and manufacturing inputs into the A surface, providing alternatives proposals that enable new ways of reconciling functional requirements and thematic intent, to building a suitable physical model that makes the concept and reality.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading Studio property set up, and integrity including content, data pedigree, ride height, manikin drop and overall suitability
• Completing studies within Design Feasibility FC Process from FC0 to K6, including completion of the Design Development Checklists, Hardpoints Plan, and the integration of aligned plans into surface
• Integrating A-surface with thematic, VA, functional, and attribute inputs whilst maintaining the emotive character and art in the surface
• Guiding initial theme set-up, and development through or in advance of functional, supplier, or attribute inputs
• Developing and maintaining Surface Scaffold files to enable Physical and Digital model development and theme overlay
• Providing concept alternatives and provocations to support the reconciliation of thematic intent with functional and program assumptions
• Optimizing and balancing of inputs to the studio, including consideration of 'what-might-be' to support the theme vision
• Managing data within, into, and out of the studio

We offer a range of salary grades 6-8.