Ford & Stanley Recruitment
Requirement for a degree educated design engineer who is motivated to gain chartership status and focus on designs prioritising strength, performance and reliability over aesthetics.
Ford & Stanley – The Rail Recruitment Experts are recruiting a Design Engineer for a specialist in Rail Infrastructure design and manufacture.
The Opportunity
Ford & Stanley Recruitment are partnered with one of the largest manufacturers of rail infrastructure products in the UK on their search for a Design Engineer.
Joining an historic business, recently celebrating 125 years of manufacturing at their Sandiacre site, this opportunity represents stability and career development. Working with an Head of Engineering who sits on the interview panel for chartership applicants, this is an opportunity to work with and learn from designers who have been with the business their entire career.
The Candidate
Being educated to at least undergraduate degree, although ideally master’s degree and on their way to chartership, this candidate will have some experience with, or an understanding of, MRP systems/BOMs/FEA.
This role will involve “big, dirty engineering” and “Victorian” engineering principles, as well as a requirement to work with shop floor staff and deal with customers.
Location (s):
Sandiacre
Role and Responsibilities:
- Design, development and safety validation of engineering products for inclusion in rail track systems, ensuring lowest manufacture / installation costs are considered
- Improvement of existing products, processes and design tools
- Comparison of alternative design solutions
Essentials
- Degree in mechanical engineering
- Experience working with heavy mechanical engineering
Desirable
- Masters Degree in mechanical engineering
- Chartered status or working towards
- Experience or an understanding of MRP systems, BOMs, FEA or 3D Design
Closing Date: 24 March 2023
About Ford & Stanley Group
Ford & Stanley Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness.
Ford & Stanley Group Ltd is a Disability Confident Committed employer and is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.