Mechanical Design Engineer

Panasonic Europe; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

Are you looking for a new opportunity that offers meaningful work with true purpose? We would love to welcome you to our multinational team! Your growth is our growth. We invest in your future by enhancing your skills and abilities through training opportunities and interesting challenges.

At Panasonic, we believe in the power of collaboration - only together can we continue to expand our innovative edge and exceed our customers’ expectations. We are a powerful brand with a rich company culture, based on our 7 principles. It's not just about what we do, but how we do it. To fulfil our social responsibilities, we will continue to do what we have done for over 100 years - to enrich people’s lives at home and at work, and move society forward.

PMUK's Home Appliance Division is looking for an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to join the R&D Mechanical team. The successful candidate will usually operate within a project team and will have technical responsibility for design, development, and evaluation tasks, ensuring that their individual project development objectives are met successfully. This position will provide technical assistance to resolve issues and support the project team as required as well as mentor and support junior members of the mechanical section with technical aspects of their work.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Control the design, development, and evaluation of components and assemblies from concept to mass production, for new models making sure they comply with the customer requirements, liaising with other areas of R&D to ensure this is fulfilled.
• Ensure liaison with customers, suppliers, and PMUK departments in order that all project stakeholders are fully informed at all times.
• Provide evidence that the relevant customer, Panasonic, regional (e.g. EN), and general product safety directives are considered where appropriate.
• Apply technical knowledge to resolve issues and coordinate development issues into areas of expertise with internal contacts, external suppliers and customers, toolmakers, and other Panasonic organisations.
• Consider historic problems and endeavour to eradicate them from future designs.
• Ensure assigned mechanical parts are available on schedule for sample builds according to agreed schedules.
• Support the project leader to ensure cost requirements for mechanical aspects of developments are available when required including samples costs, mass production parts, and tooling cost.
• Support the project leader to create and maintain project plans / schedules for mechanical aspects of developments.
• Support the project and team leader to ensure relevant project based AQ and R&D documents (NCL, schedule table, BOMs, etc.) are completed in line with the required processes.
• Provide Information for the weekly project update (issued to PMUK management), providing updates on any new or ongoing issues, including appropriate responses and actions being taken.
• Provide necessary information for technical and strategic meetings and attend and contribute to the relevant development meetings, both internal and external.
• Consider new technology to improve and implement new R&D systems / processes ensuring efficient product development and future improvement to product development.
• Mentor and support junior members of the mechanical design team with the technical aspect of their work.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Degree level qualification in an engineering or business-based discipline relevant industry experience.
• Experience in component design (plastic & sheet metal).
• Experience in assembly design.
• Drafting – dimensioning & tolerance.
• Comprehensive understanding of manufacturing processes (injection moulding/metal pressing).
• Experience in materials selection.
• Product and component evaluation.
• Knowledge of project management processes.
• High-level problem-solving skills with the ability to efficiently resolve technical issues.
• High Level 3D CAD skills preferably CATIA V5 and ENOVIA.
• Knowledge of various quality system methodologies e.g. Lean, 5 Whys, Six Sigma etc.
• Knowledge of home appliance products (Desirable).
• Must have a valid driving license and the ability to travel abroad.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU
Working Hours: 07:45 – 16:30 Monday – Thursday, 07:45 – 13:30 Friday.

• Flexi-time system.
• Company pension contributions of up to 10%.
• Early finish on a Friday.
• Free parking on site.
• Annual leave entitlement of 24 days (+ bank holidays), increasing up to 30 (+ bank holidays) with service.
• Death in service benefit of 4x annual salary.
• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, bereavement, adoption, surrogacy, and sickness.
• Fuel card with UK Fuels, providing discounted rates at the pump.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Long Service Awards.
• On-site canteen.
• Exclusive 'Staff Sales' site for Panasonic products.
• Training and development opportunities.
• 'Refer a Friend' recruitment scheme.

ABOUT US
Panasonic is one of the largest and leading electronic product manufacturers in the world. The depth and variety of our research capabilities, manufacturing expertise, high quality and sophisticated products have remained strong since 1918. Our mission is to create the Panasonic business of "tomorrow." By integrating business, technology, and creativity, we will realize ideal lifestyles and societies solving social issues globally. Learn more about Sustainability at Panasonic.

Panasonic Manufacturing UK Ltd. (known as PMUK) established itself in Cardiff in 1974 and has prided itself on providing quality products to provide enhanced living for our customers, always making people central to our activities. Focusing on our innovative electronics technology, we strive to provide a wide variety of products, systems, and services in various spaces and areas, such has homes, communities, businesses, and automobiles.

PMUK is currently home to three separate business divisions:

• Home Appliance Division (HAD) focuses on the cooking appliance market and is specifically involved in the design, development, and production of high-quality microwave ovens.

• Mobile Solutions Business Division Europe (MSBD EU) specialises in providing integrated computer solutions, specifically involving configuration of TOUGHBOOK and TOUGHPAD products, docking solutions, and services to match their customers’ full solution requirement. The Panasonic TOUGHBOOK range sets the industry standard for ruggedised laptops and tablets used by automotive, defence, emergency services, forklift, transport and logistics, manufacturing, utilities, and other key markets.

• Panasonic Connect Europe Customer Service Centre (PCOEU-CS) is a repair centre for PCOEU, which provides business products and solutions to help businesses capture, compute, and communicate every piece of visual, voice, and text-based data using a range of broadcasting equipment, interactive displays, and projectors.

Within Panasonic, we are guided by our Basic Business Philosophy. In our efforts to put this Philosophy into practice, our Panasonic Leadership Principles provide a set of behavioural guidelines for each and every employee to follow. Candidates are advised that both the Basic Business Philosophy and the Panasonic Leadership Principles may be part of the interview process.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
Fairness and equality are in our DNA. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where people feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. We want to ensure that our people are respected for who they are as individuals, valued for what they do and celebrated for their contribution to our business and our community. We are committed to promoting inclusion for the success of our business.

Panasonic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability, or any other characteristics.