Up to £40,000 DOE | Permanent, Office based with Flexitime | Exeter

We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established Exeter-based designer and manufacturer of high quality commercial and domestic appliances, supplying customers in more than 30 countries. The business has grown largely through developing its own products for the mid to upper end of the market, and continues to invest in an ongoing new product programme. They are now looking for a Development Manufacturing Engineer to join their R&D department and ensure that new designs are robust, manufacturable and cost-effective.

The Role

Reporting to the Technical Engineering Manager, you will be the manufacturing voice within R&D, providing manufacturing and assembly guidance through each stage of new product design and prototyping. Alongside new product development, you will lead R&D projects focused on cost reduction, manufacturing and quality improvements, and support the continuous improvement of existing product ranges. The role would suit an engineer who enjoys bridging the gap between design and production and taking ownership of projects from start to finish.

Responsibilities

• Ensure designs throughout the new product development process are suitable for manufacture, fully assessed, and that final prototypes are signed off before pre-production builds.
• Influence component geometry, tolerances and part standardisation, identifying manufacturing, assembly, tooling and material challenges early in the design process.
• Drive design for manufacture initiatives so products are efficient, repeatable and cost-effective to manufacture and assemble.
• Work closely with Production Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Marketing and new product development teams to deliver successful product launches.
• Ensure designs comply with engineering standards, legislation and company procedures.
• Lead R&D initiative projects, keeping stakeholders involved, reporting on progress and making sure deadlines are met.