Cost Reduction Design Engineer (6 months +)

Placed: 30/11/17
Region: Oxfordshire
Location: Thame
Category: Jobs


Content of the advertisement:

Cost Reduction Design Engineer (6 months +)

To work as Design Engineering resource on Cost Reduction activities. Complete and drive general design activities such as modelling and drawing creation/modification, along with more specific cost analysis work to identify cost savings within company products and processes.

Key Accountabilities:

·Support the Cost Optimisation Manager and other members of the Cost Reduction team in the cost analysis of designed parts and advise on possible cost reductions.

·Work with purchasing and suppliers to analyse and reduce costs.

·Identify product and process cost reduction solutions.

·Using 3D CAD, produce new detailed designs of cost reduced solutions and drive them through the prototype dept. or production site, to approval for implementation into live product.

·Ensure all new solutions are designed with the highest level of DFx input.

·Design For Cost, Manufacture, Assembly, Test, etc.

·Work with the Cost Optimisation Manager and other members of the Cost Reduction team to keep the development of unique parts to a minimum and focus on the standardisation/ rationalisation of parts where possible.

·Issue drawings and bills of material to the factory and customers using the CAD system.

·Work with global manufacturing on cost reduction activities.

·Take on other tasks and projects relating to cost optimisation.

·Work to ISO 9001 quality standards

·Ability to thrive in a high pressure and developing environment. The ability to continuously improve standards & quality of the department.

Secondary Activities / Tasks

·To undertake any other duties and responsibilities as required / instructed in order to maintain and / or improve the efficiency, quality and service of the department.

·Health & Safety adherence to all Company Health & Safety Policies, Procedures and Safe Working Practices.

Experience Knowledge & Skills - Essential

·3D CAD experience.

·Experience of working in the engineering field.

·Experience of working in a commercial environment.

·HNC Mechanical and / or Electrical Engineering or similar

·Excellent problem solving skills. Shows initiative and creativity.

·Good research skills for continuous improvement projects.

·Good knowledge of quality systems.

·Capable retrieving and analysing data.

·Good business awareness (can see the bigger picture).

·PC literate use of MS Office packages (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).

·Good knowledge of materials and the supply chain.

·Ability to understand engineering drawings.

·Operational experience of product data management, BoM control and engineering change process.

·Excellent product BoM cost management experience.

Desirable

·Electrical experience is preferred

·Degree in Mechanical and or Electrical engineering or similar

·Experience of Unigraphics NX CAD and TeamCentre PDM/PLM tools.

·Advanced problem solving skills (i.e. FMEA, Ishikawa)

·DFx experience (Cost, Manufacture, Test)

·Project planning and execution including reporting and risk management

·Jig/fixture design experience.

·Product design experience.

·Knowledge of switchgear design