Development Engineer

Salary - Circa £35,000 DOE
Location - In office, Wantage

We're supporting a global leader in packaging innovation, they have been operating for over four decades and are a powerhouse in designing, manufacturing, and distributing packaging solutions for both consumer & industrial sectors.

As a pioneer in packaging solutions globally, they're growing rapidly and are looking for passionate Development Engineers to join their thriving team. If you're ready to be part of a global force transforming the way products are packaged and delivered, this company is the place for you!

Responsibilities, but are not limited to

• Use CAD (SolidWorks) to design metal packaging components, tools, and machine parts
• Organise and undertake product as well as process development work in the technical facilities: setting up equipment and manufacturing samples for testing, demonstration, and customer trials
• Evaluation and proving of new product specifications
• Generation of product manufacturing standards and specifications
• Transfer technology into the manufacturing plants, preparing the necessary documentation, providing. commissioning support and demonstrating capability against dimensional and performance requirements
• Provide a problem-solving resource to the operations, helping resolve manufacturing issues
• Conducting product testing, and proving product and process specification changes

Experiences required

• Must have similar professional industry experience within manufacturing or engineering environments
• Educated to degree/HNC level or time served through apprenticeship or placements
• Competent user of SolidWorks or similar: Solid Edge, Inventor or Fusion 360
• Extensive experience in designing for manufacture, assembly & installation (DFM, DFA)
• Must have experience in GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) to be considered

Package
Monday to Friday | 25 Day Annual Leave | Pension up to 9% | Life Assurance | BUPA Cash Plan | Employee Assistance Program | Group Income Protection | Onsite Gym + Classes | Onsite Canteen + Subsidised Food & Drink | Occupation Health | Onsite Treatments | Social & Wellbeing Committee | Social Clubs

Key Skills - Engineer, Manufacture, Production, Workshop, CAD, 3D, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Fusion 360, DFM, DFMA, Design for Manufacture, Production Drawing Packs, Packaging, Machinery, Components, Tooling, Development Engineer, Metalwork