Applications Engineer Special Builds

General Description:
Being a proactive member of a vibrant and dynamic Design Office, you will possess a strong underlying technical ability together with a comprehensive understanding of manufacturing processes and procedures common in automotive and marine industry sectors. These skills will enable you to work closely with the Commercial team and customer representatives to project manage Customer Specific projects; and to provide support to a busy assembly line operation.

A “hands – on” approach to problem solving will enable you to identify and become involved with product improvements.

Your motivation will be the desire to contribute to and further develop world class-leading products.

Main Duties:

Project Manage customer specific amendments to existing designs.

Conduct customer specific integration studies.

Manage the budget and BOM’s for each custom project.

Work with regulatory bodies to certify designs.

Provide technical support to production and sales departments.

Liaise on technical matters with component suppliers.

Produce, maintain and manage technical assembly and manufacturing drawings.

Involvement in product on-water testing.

Assist in the build and test of each project from project brief to customer delivery.

Ancillary Duties:

To carry out such tasks and duties as may be required from time to time by senior management.

Qualifications and Experience:

Formal education, preferably to degree level, with at least five years’ experience as an Applications Engineer, or a similar role.

Advanced skills in 3D CAD environment (NX preferable), with strong understanding of component & assembly models, and creating & issuing of technical drawings.

Advanced skills solving engineering challenges with innovative solutions.

Experience of mechanical systems.

Experience of fabricated components in steel, aluminium & plastic(s).

Understanding of moulded GRP / CFRP components and the associated tooling. Ability to produce laminate schedules is an advantage.

Understanding of fluid circuits and/or electrical systems is an advantage.

Familiarisation with Marine Industry is an advantage but not essential.

Other Comments:

Organisationally your immediate superior will be the Engineering Manager.

If you are interested in applying for this role please email a covering letter and CV to hr@williamsjettenders.com

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