Automotive Engineer : Production​/Design

Automotive Engineer :
Production / Design

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The COMPANY

Our client is an independent company that supplies and designs powertrain components (exhausts and other specialist automotive components) to OE automotive customers. The company has received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise and has recently expanded into a new purpose‑built production facility.

Design and Production Engineer

Location: Northamptonshire

The ROLE

As a Design and Production Engineer, you will be based within a supportive team environment and have the opportunity to be involved in challenging projects, turning ideas into precision‑engineered reality. You will develop innovative powertrain systems for world‑class automotive brands and lead their journey from prototype to production.

• Concept and Feasibility
• Prototype Development and Validation
• Pre‑Production and Industrialisation
• Production Launch and Continuous Improvement

The minutia of the role includes:

• CAD concepts/designs using CATIA
• Provide early design and manufacturing input to assess feasibility, cost, and capability
• Design FMEA and Manufacturing Feasibility
• Create detailed CAD models and drawings for prototype manufacture
• Plan and manage prototype builds
• Review first‑off parts
• Finalise designs for production release
• Develop and validate process flows and Standard Operating Procedures
• Ensure routings, and process changes are correctly defined in ERP systems
• Lead process capability

The CANDIDATE

• Strong mechanical, manufacturing, or production engineering knowledge
• Skilled in CATIA V5
• Good understanding of production processes, tooling design, and design‑for‑manufacture (DFM) principles
• Familiarity with APQP, PFMEA, Control Plans, IATF 16949 and Lean manufacturing methods
• Hands‑on approach to engineering
• Good team player

The Package

• GBP depending on experience salary
• Company pension scheme
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Great training opportunities

This Role Is Commutable From

• Northampton
• Upper Heyford
• Kislingbury
• Daventry
• Corby
• Kettering
• Wellingborough
• Rushden
• Towcester
• Southam
• Leamington Spa
• Wellingborough
• Milton Keynes
• Rugby
• Coventry
• Warwick
• Banbury
• Leicester
• Market Harborough

This position is advertised by Mana Resourcing, a specialist recruitment company.