Product Design Engineer

Reporting to the New Product Development Manager, the Product Design Engineer is part of a multidisciplinary team focused on developing Nuaire's range of high quality, technically innovative and commercially competitive products. The post holder will be responsible for designing, development and maintenance of Nuaire product. You will be responsible for applying appropriate theoretical and practical methods to engineering challenges. Working hours: 37 per week, Monday-Friday. Responsibilities

• Design and develop new products which are safe, legal, and compliant while also striving to deliver best-in-class performance.
• Always adhere to the team's project management methodology and work collaboratively with the team on projects from start to completion.
• Always adhere to established and documented new product introduction processes.
• Provide support and technical expertise to ensure existing product ranges remain compliant, updating them accordingly where necessary.
• Technically support internal and external customers (Some occasional visits to customer sites in the UK and overseas may be required).
• Responsible for engineering the innovation and optimisation of new and existing mechanical designs
• Creation and maintenance of all technical product documentation; including items such as CAE models, costing data, technical construction files, bills of materials, technical specifications, test data etc.
• Maintain currency of knowledge with all mandatory legislation, relevant codes of practice and appropriate building regulations which are relevant to activities that Nuaire undertakes.
• Ongoing review and optimisation of product designs to identify and implement cost savings and performance improvements. This includes keeping up to date with core industry technologies and advancements.
  
  Degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering or a similar discipline with focus on engineering design.
• Experience applying appropriate theoretical and practical methods to the analysis and solution of engineering problems.
• Experience of working in a project team environment.
• Ability to know when to work independently using initiative and when to consult seniors and other colleagues.
• Expertise in relevant area such as sheet metals, vacuum forming, injection moulding, materials
• Proficient in CAD tool such as Autodesk Inventor for 3D and 2D modelling.
• Innovative in thinking with the ability to effectively communicate new ideas with justification from first principles.
Desirable:
• Working knowledge of rotating machinery using electric motors.
• Working knowledge of fans, blowers.
• Theoretical knowledge of FEA and CFD.
• Expertise in relevant area such as acoustics, mechanism designs, fan law, design optimisation, design automation and parameterisation
• Previous experience of Research and development concepts such as Design of Experiment, systems characterisation, design, modelling, simulation and optimisation.
• Experience with creating cable and harness and wiring drawing.
  
  Established in 1966, Nuaire is a UK based ventilation solutions provider designing and manufacturing products for the domestic, commercial, and industrial construction sectors. Our state-of-the-art facilities in Caerphilly operate with minimal impact on the environment, driven by ambitious targets to drive forward green manufacturing practices.
Our exceptional teams apply their first-class technical, customer service and manufacturing expertise to understand our customers' needs and solve today's ventilation challenges. Our loyal and highly skilled workforce are key to our success in delivering clean air, everywhere. Now part of the Genuit Groups' Cimate Management Solutions (CMS) business unit, Nuaire has ambitious growth plans., Here at the Genuit Group we recognise and develop the contribution our people make to the Group's success and are committed to attracting talent from the widest pool. We have a role to play in making the built environment more sustainable, building a low carbon business ourselves as well as delivering sustainable solutions at scale.


• 25 days holiday
• Pension contribution matched up to 8%
• Life Assurance 3x base salary
• Genuit sharesave scheme