Manufacturing Design Engineer - Tooling
Posted 2 weeks ago by Westlakes Recruit
£60 Per hour
Outside
Undetermined
Reading, Berkshire
Summary: The Manufacturing Design Engineer - Tooling role involves supporting a major defence project by ensuring the design, procurement, and operation of tooling and equipment meet safety and cost-effectiveness standards. The position requires expertise in Siemens NX software and involves stakeholder management, technical specifications production, and mentoring other engineers. The role is based in Reading and requires DV security clearance, with opportunities available both inside and outside IR35. Candidates must be sole UK nationals due to the nature of the work.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design tooling or equipment using Siemens NX software.
- Present solutions at interim and design reviews.
- Produce and manage Technical Product specifications.
- Modify existing tooling and equipment as required.
- Maintain Design History Files using Siemens Teamcenter.
- Assist in the procurement of tooling and equipment.
- Capture and manage requirements to meet customer expectations.
- Engage in stakeholder management.
- Conduct idea creation, analysis, and down selection of proposed solutions.
- Plan, coordinate, and execute physical experiments, tests, and trials.
- Analyze solutions using Engineering Virtual Reality.
- Mentor and guide other engineers in technical decisions.
- Act as checker/peer reviewer for design team outputs.
- Ensure compliance with Environment, Health, Safety, Security, and Quality Standards.
- Safeguard company information and report security breaches.
Key Skills:
- Competent in IT, including standard office software, NX, and Teamcenter.
- Proven track record in technical delivery and continuous improvement.
- Technical awareness of production and project/programme delivery.
- Experience in a nuclear safety regulated environment.
- Knowledge of nuclear safety principles (DSA03-DNSR).
- Degree in a STEM discipline.
- FMEA experience.
- Quality tool experience (SPC).
- Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) skills, including Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect & IBM DOORS.
- Basic P6 knowledge is desirable.
Salary (Rate): £60/hour
City: Reading
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Westlakes Recruit are currently supporting one of our clients who are supporting a major defence project recruiting for Manufacturing Design Engineers - Tooling.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Manufacturing Engineer - Tooling
Location: Reading. Client site-based 4-day week
Security Clearance Required: DV & Sole UK national
Outside IR35, Inside IR35 and staff opportunities available
We are looking for multiple manufacturing Engineers (Tooling) to support a key client based in Reading. The main focus of the role will be to ensure that the design, procurement and operation of process, tooling and equipment is safe, cost effective and configured in line with company standards.
Your Missions:
- Design of tooling or equipment utilising Siemens NX software.
- Presentation of solutions at interim and design reviews.
- Production (or management of the production) of all Technical Product specifications in support of the design (drawings, specifications, process flows, MI's etc).
- Manage the modification of existing tooling and equipment as required.
- Produce and maintain Design History Files utilising Siemens Teamcenter.
- Assist in the procurement of tooling and equipment.
- Responsible for requirements capture and management to meet customer expectations.
- Stakeholder management.
- Optioneering: Idea creation, analysis & down selection of proposed candidate solutions.
- Planning, coordination and execution of physical experiments, tests & trials.
- Solution analysis using "Engineering Virtual Reality".
- Mentor and guide the work of other engineers in making technical decisions.
- Operate as checker/peer reviewer for design team to ensure high quality of technical output.
- Ensure responsibilities are understood and applied with regards to the Company's Environment, Health, Safety, Security and Quality Standards.
- Safeguard Company information and assets from unauthorised access or disclosure, reporting security breaches and applying security at all times.
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QUALIFICATIONS
Candidate Profile (Skills, Experience & Qualifications):
- Competent in IT, including standard office software, NX and Teamcentre.
- Proven track record of driving technical delivery, performance, and continuous improvement
- Technical awareness of production
- Delivery of technical projects/programmes
- Deliver Manufacturing Engineering solutions across the full engineering lifecycle to a high standard
- Effective stakeholder management, engaging others for positive impact on decisions and delivery
- Experience working in a nuclear safety regulated environment
- Experience applying nuclear safety principles (DSA03-DNSR)
- Degree in a STEM discipline
- FMEA experience
- Quality tool experience (SPC)
- Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) skills, including Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect & IBM DOORS
- Basic p6 knowledge is desirable
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
**Security Clearance**
This role requires the successful candidate to hold DV clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Due to the nature of work this role will be delivering and for the protection of certain assets, the successful candidate has to be a sole UK national