Senior Design Engineer

Our client is a successful and well-established manufacturer. They are looking for a Senior Design Engineer with experience of designing Air Conditioning Units / Air Handling Units / HVAC to join their team.

Salary: Depending on experience (TBC).

Hours of work: Monday - Thursday, 8.00am - 4.30pm, and Friday 8.00am - 3.30pm.

As a Senior Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the production of detailed design information on a range of product types, as part of their second line engineering process. You will form a key member of the design team, providing support to both pre and post-sales functions, and coordinating the workload of other Design Engineers. You will be central to the R&D activities related to air handling products/solutions.

You will take sales estimation proposals and develop them into mature solutions ready to be handed over to the projects team. The design information will require a thorough review of scope of works, specification compliance, and will entail the production of detailed general arrangement and fabrication drawings alongside the production of bill of materials.

Qualifications / Experience Required:

1. Experience in the design of air handling units (AHU / HVAC)
2. Experience of fault finding, diagnosing issues with air handling units
3. Strong understanding of production and assembly processes within a fabrication environment
4. Excellent time management skills and the ability to work in a high-pressure environment
5. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
6. Flexible approach to working hours with the overall focus of delivering projects on time and on budget
7. Strong two-way communication skills and approachable
8. Strong client relationship skills
9. Working to ISO9001 quality procedures and CDM regulations
10. Strong commercial awareness
11. Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills plus high quality standards of written work and drawings

Duties / Responsibilities:

1. Taking ownership in developing designs to an agreed specification, including the key measures of meeting deadlines, meeting design criteria, liaising with suppliers.
2. Developing designs for projects from initial enquiry, producing costings and producing BOMs (Bill of Materials). Final design sign off of above information required prior to handover to the project team.
3. Co-ordinate the daily workload of the design team and multiproduct enquiries.
4. Lead and/or be directly involved in multiple R&D projects related to Air Handling equipment and solutions, including but not limited to cost engineering, core functionality development, evolutionary upgrades, framing system improvements, and certification programmes e.g. Eurovent certification.
5. Working as part of a multi-discipline engineering team consisting of ventilation, building services, refrigeration, acoustic and control engineers to develop complex product solutions.
6. Drive process management efficiencies and improvements.
7. Develop and improve handover procedures to post order engineering teams.
8. Working on varied types of drawings from single line design concepts to intricate detailed manufacturing drawings.
9. Liaising with the drawing department to produce accurate working drawings for production.
10. Liaising with the drawing department to produce sales proposal drawings.
11. Provide technical advice to assist with projects and products, including functionality, performance, efficiency, lifespan, quality, and cost.
12. Provide technical support to the pre-sales team, including site visits and client meetings.
13. Mentoring and developing the design team with an emphasis on personal development, positivity, and employee engagement.
14. Overseeing the day-to-day work completed by the team including specifications, designs and BOMs.
15. Representing the team providing updates in project progress, new technologies, new product development in addition to technical and risk management implications.
16. Keeping drawing schedules up to date for issued and received drawings.
17. Managing risk effectively, collaborating with all departments and adapting to situations.
18. Encouraging and supporting the company's continuous improvement ethos by carrying out technical design reviews, testing regimes, and analysis of new and existing products to improve efficiency and quality.
19. Investigating potential product development opportunities and lead the prototyping and testing of new products.
20. Maximising value engineering opportunities.
21. Keeping up to date with new technology, current and forthcoming legislative obligations, and providing a clear roadmap for new opportunities within the company.
22. Promoting and co-ordinating technical knowledge within the company, including technical knowledge sharing and harvesting.
23. Presenting to other teams and providing updates on new products to increase the knowledge base of peers, including external CPDs.
24. Dealing with and managing customer technical requests in a professional manner.
25. Maintaining a high level of quality in accordance with Company policies.
26. Providing technical support and training to internal and external customers.
27. Managing workload proactively to achieve objectives and ensure activity schedules are kept regularly up to date.
28. Managing the development and integration of MP Air Pro Software, ensuring the software and database is kept up to date with the latest information.
29. Any other ad hoc duties that may be required from time to time for the smooth running of the business.

This role would suit someone with experience of AHU / HVAC / Air Conditioning design, with previous job titles such as Product Design Engineer / Mechanical Design Engineer / Electrical Design Engineer / AutoCAD Technician / Autodesk Technician / CAD Engineer / CAD Draughtsman / Draughtsperson / CAD Technician / Design Engineer / Autodesk Technician / Senior CAD Designer / other similar senior CAD based Engineering role.