Composite Project Engineer

Salary: £38,400 – £48,000 per year

My client, a world class composites tier 1 for F1, Motorsport & Automotive, requires a talented composite project engineer to join its top class team. The composite project engineer will play a key role in the development of multiple composite components from initial feasibility through to product validation, launch and production.

The Role

• Detail the scope of facilities required to support immediate and near-term growth of product development and delivery.
• Be responsible for the specifying and commissioning of new manufacturing equipment.
• Design, develop, test and iterate innovative solutions to technically challenging problems, addressing the key and wider performance and environmental requirements.
• Apply engineering tools throughout the design process, as appropriate, evaluating and forecasting performance through stress analysis, CAD schemes and FE methods.
• Oversee and undertake the realisation of paper design through prototyping, preparing and refining machine code and manufacturing strategies.
• Specify testing regimes.
• Liaise with customers to establish a product specification.
• Maintain timely and regular communication with customers, preparing reports and delivering presentation materials as required.

 Requirements

• Engineering degree BEng (minimum), MSc or MEng preferable with demonstrable industry experience in composites engineering
• High degree of technical understanding,
• CAD SolidWorks (preferable) and/or Catia experience solid model, assembly and manufacturing drawing creation.
• Excellent communication skills