Design manager

• Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice engineering vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.
• Ability to capture and specify the design requirements and the development and validation needed to deliver successful systems, products and components to meet/exceed the customers specifications.
• Lead the team to create a range of 3D models for a number of proposal/production and development systems, products, and components using CAD
• Responsibility for the management of all Design activities including Request for Quotations (RFQs), Design freeze / release, Design Failure Mode Effect Analysis (DFMEA), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Design Verification/Product Validation (DV & PV) testing and Computer-aided engineering (CAE).
• Create initial feasibility studies.
• Conceptualise new designs and design revisions
• Create detailed costed design blueprints
• Provide support to production to improve lead times.
• Improve reliability performance to reduce or eliminate warrantable issues
• 2D and 3D CAD to produce designs, drawings and models.
• Analyse issues to resolve issues, for example stresses, using tools such as Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
• Assign engineering resources to New Product Development (NPD) and technology projects and strategy.
• Monitor the completion of tasks and ensure good performance and record on appropriate systems.
• Lead the team in new product development projects.
• Set department objectives/KPIs and review and assess ongoing performance of direct reports.
• Communicate KPIs from the strategic annual plan so that each employee is aware.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance.
• Work collaboratively, negotiate and engage with key stakeholders to facilitate delivery and compliance with the engineering strategy.
• Assist Senior Management in ensuring effective relationships with client businesses through maintaining an appropriate technical interface between engineering design and customers.
• Able to demonstrate experience of working with relevant products.
• Comfortable with hands-on engineering and possess strong knowledge of production processes.
• Relevant manufacturing/engineering degree is preferred, or HND, BTec Professional Level 5 Award or equivalent NVQ Level 5 qualifications.
• Able to demonstrate experience of working within design and development function.
• Strong working knowledge of 2D and 3D CAD.
• In depth knowledge and experience of DFMEA, FMEA, APQP, PPAP, and Six Sigma.
• Experience of New Product Introduction, reworking design changes and upgrades through to production
• Experience of managing a team
• Experience of testing and prototyping
• Special purpose machine(SPM) designing
• VMC Fixture Design and Heat treatment fixture design.

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