WE ARE HIRING: Senior Design Engineer

Donite Plastics Limited; Saintfield; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading plastics manufacturing firm in Saintfield, Northern Ireland, seeks an experienced Senior Design Engineer to lead design efforts for custom moulded plastic parts. Candidates should have a relevant degree and at least seven years in a technical role, particularly with Solidworks. This full-time role involves collaboration with teams and stakeholders to deliver high-quality designs. Competitive salary based on experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven years’ experience in a technical or design engineering role.
• Flexible to work outside core business hours when required.

Responsibilities

• Design of custom moulded plastic parts for a range of industries.
• Lead the development, training and motivation of team members.
• Work closely with customers and the commercial team.

Skills

Solidworks

Leadership and interpersonal skills

Technical skills

Communication skills

Organisation and efficiency

Teamwork skills

IT and numerical skills

Confidence

Education

Degree in a relevant subject

Tools

Solidworks

Job description

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Overview

Donite Plastics designs and manufactures batches of custom-made plastic parts for an extensive customer portfolio covering many sectors and geographical locations – by thermoforming and CNC trimming. Located in a state-of-the-art facility in Co Down, the company has experienced exponential growth in a very competitive market. Following a review of their operations and structures, the company has identified the urgent need for an experienced and highly motivated Senior Design Engineer to join the team. The successful candidate will work closely with the Managing Director and Senior Management Team, playing a leading role in delivering company objectives and targets as set out in the strategy.

Responsibilities

• Design of custom moulded plastic parts for a range of industries
• Responsible for technical development and quality of all concept and detailed designs
• Encourage value of innovation and exploration of new technologies, materials and processes
• Lead the development, training and motivation of team members, ensuring they have the capability to perform their roles at a high level
• Support sales and project management with customer engagement activities
• Create, promote and lead a culture of continual improvement by encouraging team members to take accountability, identify and realise opportunities for positive change with industry standard processes
• Work closely with customers and the commercial team to translate a client’s requirements into concepts, specifications, proposals and meaningful engineering drawings
• Create designs to achieve both practical and aesthetic requirements
• Guide products through a stage-gate design process, in consultation with customers
• Collaborate with customer design teams to demonstrate Donite’s capabilities
• Contribute to the development of new procedures and strategies
• Liaise with key stakeholders to set and measure KPIs
• Establish workflow policies that enhance speed and efficiency without compromising product safety or integrity
• Undertake other reasonable and relevant duties as required by management

Personnel Specification

• Hold a degree (or near equivalent) in a relevant subject
• Minimum of seven years’ experience in a technical or design engineering role
• Experience working with Solidworks in a professional capacity
• Flexible to work outside core business hours when required by the demands of the business
• Confidence
• Technical skills
• Organisation and efficiency
• Leadership and interpersonal skills
• IT and numerical skills
• Communication skills
• Teamwork skills

Salary

Based on experience and commensurate with the position

How to apply

For more information, or to apply for this role, send your CV with cover letter to [e-mail].

Job details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Plastics Manufacturing

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