Design Engineering - Design Engineer - Mould Tooling

Amphenol Corporation; Whitstable; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global interconnect company is seeking a Design Engineer specializing in mould tooling in Whitstable. The ideal candidate will have a BEng in Mechanical Engineering and at least 3 years of experience in the automotive or aerospace industry. Responsibilities include investigating production issues and documenting solutions. This role offers comprehensive benefits, including life assurance and a subsidised restaurant.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Company Sick Pay

Cycle to Work Scheme

Subsidised Restaurant facility

Free onsite parking

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years Design Engineering experience preferably in Automotive or Aerospace manufacturing industry.
• Experienced using CREO or similar 3D CAD and product lifecycle management software.
• Experience with simulation software to refine component/tooling design.

Responsibilities

• Support team in addressing production stops and investigate design updates.
• Contribute to Moulding Engineering Design workload as required.
• Ensure corrective actions meet quality standards and are documented.

Skills

Understanding manufacturing processes and tolerances

Strong interpersonal and team working skills

Ability to manage self and work to meet deadlines under pressure

Ability to communicate technical information

Education

BEng level qualification in Mechanical Engineering or Scientific subject

Currently or working towards Chartered/Incorporated Engineer status

Tools

CREO

Moldex 3D

Job description

Design Engineering - Design Engineer - Mould Tooling

Amphenol Ltd - Whitstable, Thanet Way, Whitstable, Kent, United Kingdom

Job Description

Posted Tuesday 25 November 2025 at 06:00

The Company

With innovation and engineering at the heart of our business, Amphenol Ltd (ALTD) has been at the forefront of using the latest technologies and practices for over 50 years to meet the needs of interconnection in a variety of applications. As part of the Amphenol Corporation - a leading global interconnect Fortune 500 specialist company, ALTD is continuing to grow and significantly investing in the future.

Based in Whitstable Kent, ALTD has maintained its status as a market leader in the Aerospace and Military industries and growth targets remain on track as part of our strategic plan. With c230 employees across a wide range of disciplines, our end-to-end manufacturing capabilities provide endless opportunities for our employees to grow their career and professional experiences.

More information on the job vacancy you have selected is available below, however if you have any additional questions please contact the HR Department on 01227 773200 or email [e-mail]:

The Vacancy

Purpose of the role

• To support team in addressing immediate production stops by investigating, identifying root cause and implementing component and tooling design updates inline with manufacturability.
• To advise on NPI projects supporting DFM / DFMEA for moulded part / tooling design.

Duties and responsibilities

• Contributes to the Moulding Engineering Design workload as required.
• Use extensive knowledge and experience of modern plastic and or rubber injection moulding processes, strengthened with recognised quality tools to provide fast turnaround corrective actions for Process/Quality issues affecting production, and or customer concerns within the mould shop.
• Ensure corrective actions meet quality standards, are documented, released back to production and produce lasting consistent excellence of part quality and customer satisfaction.
• Analyse existing moulding process/ process tooling to define areas for improvement.
• Define perform and document trials and resulting process improvements. Monitor enhanced processes to ensure improvements are maintained.
• Support validation, documentation, and implementation to production status of both new mould tools and processes.
• Collaborate with colleagues & cross functional teams across the business by providing moulding process & material knowledge in NPI /APQP project meetings.
• Advise on alternatives for obsolete or hard to obtain materials.
• Designs, verifies, prepares, and maintains detailed 3D models, technical design drawings, schematics or specifications for 3D moulded components and tooling using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software (currently Creo) and Microsoft software packages (Excel, Word etc) ready for manufacture.
• Able to optimise new component / mould tooling designs using simulation tools such as Moldex 3D.
• Able to prioritise tasks and progress all work in accordance with published plans and requirements and report progress as required.
• Resolves manufacturing and other issues in both the early stages of product design and development, as well as responding to requests for assistance to resolve issues with existing products by PRES, Source Change processes etc.
• Coordinates drawing and drawing control activities.Possess good understanding of current and new emerging moulding /manufacturing methods, ensuring that product development manufacturing needs are correctly aligned.
• Interfaces as necessary with both internal and external customers during the mould design process / investigation and rectification process.
• Provides a formal handover of designed product to the Manufacturing Process Engineering group, via pre-production process & design reviews.
• Adherence to current Amphenol policies typically including COSHH for the introduction of new materials/chemicals into test, development or Production.
• Carries out such other duties that may be reasonably requested.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Minimum BEng level qualification in Mechanical Engineering or Scientific subject.
• Currently or working towards Chartered/Incorporated Engineer status and member of Professional Engineering Institution.

Experience

• Minimum 3 years Design Engineering experience preferably in Automotive or Aerospace manufacturing industry – Moulded Component Bias.
• Experienced using CREO or similar 3D CAD and product lifecycle management software.
• Experience with simulation software to refine component/tooling design eg Moldex 3D.
• Experience of design for manufacture and design for assembly.

Technical

• Good understanding of moulding technology, design for moulding in volume production.
• Mechanical bias knowledge with some electrical familiarity.
• Good understanding of GD&T and creation of detail and manufacturing drawings to BS8888 or similar.
• Understanding of following design development process including risk assessment and DFMEA, DFM/A (design for manufacture and assembly).

Skills and Competencies

• Understanding manufacturing processes and tolerances.
• Ability to clearly communicate technical information to technical and non technical colleagues.
• Strong interpersonal and team working skills.
• Ability to manage self and work to meet deadlines under pressure.

Additional Experience

• Familiar with AS9100, AS13100, AS9145 (APQP).
• Previous experience of material selection, with understanding of plating finishes.
• Previous experience of mechanical properties of materials, with experience of simulation and physical test to prove out design.
• Experience of design reviews and ensuring production problems are robust and the product is produced to the desired quality.

Additional Technical

• Electrical knowledge with Mechanical skills.
• A good understanding of the NPI process and getting products into manufacture.

The Benefits

• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Company Sick Pay
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Subsidised Restaurant facility
• Free onsite parking

To be considered for this position please click the 'Apply now' button, and thank you for your interest in Amphenol LTD.

Amphenol Ltd - Whitstable, Thanet Way, Whitstable, Kent, United Kingdom