Senior Design Engineer - Carbon Fibre Structures - 12 month FTC

As a Senior Design Engineer - Carbon Fibre Structures, you will report to the Design Engineering Manager and work on all aspects of Carbon Fibre Structures system design for future vehicle programmes.

You will work on a wide range of systems and components, such as Carbon Fibre Structures and Monocoques, using lightweight materials and processes like Carbon Fibre (pre-preg, RTM, SMC).

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting new platform packaging, early concept and styling feasibility studies, and detailed design
• Representing the department in design reviews and during test and development activities
• Liaising with the design and engineering community, suppliers, manufacturing engineering, and R&D team
• Designing components to meet cost targets while achieving performance attributes and the lowest feasible weight
• Coordinating design work to deliver timely design releases
• Coordinating design activities carried out in-house and at suppliers
• Building support (prototype and production)
• Supporting problem-solving activities
• Developing and specifying GD&T on CAD models or drawings
• Contributing to the continuous improvement and further development of CAD modelling and product definition techniques

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A strong passion for automotive design and development
• A degree in Mechanical or Automotive Engineering or similar
• Sound understanding of mechanical design fundamentals
• Proficiency with CATIA V5
• Experience of high or niche vehicle Body-In-White design would be an advantage
• Good material knowledge, with emphasis on high-performance and lightweight materials
• Good understanding of bolted and bonded mechanical joints design
• Good understanding of GD&T standards
• Understanding of FE analysis techniques to drive structural design and its optimization
• Experience of CATIA V5 CPD or equivalent composites design toolboxes would be beneficial

We offer a wide-ranging benefits package, including:

• Structured career development framework
• 25 days' holiday, plus bank holiday
• Enhanced company pension scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus award
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan
• Life assurance benefit
• Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after two years' service
• Benefits adaptable to your lifestyle
• Generous parental leave policies
• Wellbeing initiatives