Automotive Designer - Fluid Lines
Posted 4 days ago by PE Global
£34 Per hour
Inside
Onsite
Desford, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Fluid Lines Designer role at PE Global involves designing and developing fluid line installations for hydraulic oil, engine coolant, and air conditioning refrigerant. This position is a 6-month contract based fully onsite in Desford, requiring collaboration across multiple projects and global teams. The designer will manage design changes throughout the engineering life cycle and communicate design status to stakeholders. Experience in relevant industries and proficiency in 3D CAD systems are essential for this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and develop fluid lines installations for hydraulic oil, engine coolant, and air conditioning refrigerant.
- Route hose and tube assemblies, select adapters, and define mounting arrangements.
- Collaborate with global teams and suppliers to deliver new designs into series production.
- Coordinate with sales, marketing, product development, supply chain, and manufacturing to manage design changes.
- Communicate design status to stakeholders through presentations and detailed reports.
Key Skills:
- Experience in heavy equipment, automotive, aerospace, or similar industries.
- Ability to route design hydraulic fluid lines.
- Extensive knowledge of 3D CAD geometry.
- Experience with engineering changes through data management systems.
- Proficiency in 3D CAD (Creo preferred) and knowledge of Teamcenter is desirable.
Salary (Rate): £34.14 hourly
City: Desford
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Engineering
PE Global is recruiting a Fluid Lines Designer for our multinational manufacturing client based in Desford. The role is an initial 6-month contract and the role is fully onsite in Desford. The rate for this role is £24.92 PAYE or £34.14 Umbrella p/hour.
Responsibilities:
- The design and development of fluid lines installations for hydraulic oil, engine coolant and air conditioning refrigerant which are validated to meet functional and technical requirements.
- This will include the routing of hose and tube assemblies, selection of adapters and definition of mounting arrangements.
- Working across multiple projects and collaborating with global teams and suppliers to deliver new designs into series production which meet quality, velocity and cost targets.
- Coordinating with sales and marketing, product development groups, supply chain and manufacturing to manage design changes through the engineering life cycle.
- Communicating design status to stakeholders and participating functional areas through presentations and detailed reports.
Requirements:
- Experience working in either heavy equipment, automotive, aerospace or similar industries would be highly advantageous.
- Must be able to route design hydraulic fluid lines
- Extensive knowledge of 3D CAD geometry
- Be able to complete engineering changes through data management systems
- 3D CAD (Creo preferred) but others considered.
- Teamcenter knowledge is desirable
Please note PE Global cannot assist with visa sponsorship, candidates will need the full right to live and work full time within the UK for at least the next 12 months with no need for visa sponsorship.