Product Design Engineer

Job Title 

Production Design Engineer

Location 

Channel Road, Margate

About Us

EMCO Wheaton and TODO are part of the Ingersoll Rand Transport Solutions family

EMCO Wheaton has been the first name in premium fluid transfer systems engineered to meet and exceed the growing demands of businesses across the fuel transportation spectrum. From fuel tank truck equipment to bus fleet and aviation fuelling systems, EMCO Wheaton designs and manufactures bespoke solutions that help keep vehicles always moving safely and efficiently.

TODO is the pioneer behind the revolutionary DRY-BREAK couplers and is recognised as the leading provider of couplings and accessories across many different sectors when transferring liquids and gases whether it’s a major chemical facility, offshore rig or LPG site.

Job Summary

Apply theories and principles to both simple and complex work including design, product characteristics and documentation.

Involved with New product development, application engineering and sustainability of existing range as well as continuous innovation to value projects.

Responsibilities

• Research & Evaluation: Evaluates existing products for re-design based on issues raised by customers, vendors or internal team.  Assesses functions to determine whether new products would enhance existing product line or provide additional functions for customers.  Collects data on products through reports, testing and customer information.  This function also conducts product benchmarking and new technology exploration/development.
• Tools: Utilizes computer aided engineering, analytical, and sophisticated instrumentation technology to assist in the development of company products. Maintains professional technical competence in fields of engineering science.
• Customer Design: Develops project timelines and product cost comparisons, selects materials, commercial parts and technical data.
• Design: Designs new and/or re-designs existing product line. Produces designs, complex layouts, assemblies, detail parts drawings and generates associated bills of material. Ensures designs support cost effectiveness.
• Testing:  Specifies product testing.  Follows up appropriately in correcting errors. Works with QA to ensure quality and ISO standards are met.
• Quality: Follows ISO and other global quality standards/guidelines as required regarding design and production of new/revised products. Assists manufacturing and quality departments in correcting any problems encountered in the machine shop or on the assembly floor.

Basic Qualifications

• 5 plus years’ experience with engineering of industrial products, bachelor’s degree in engineering (ME and/or EE) or equivalent international degrees.  Master’s degree a plus.
• Excellent communication skills necessary (both written and verbal). Ability to interface with staff at all levels in other departments, i.e. Procurement, Manufacturing, Shipping, Sales & Marketing, as well as with customers.

Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements

• Fully site based, flexible working, travel when required

Key Competencies

Absolute KEY skills needed for role

• GD&T Application: Apply Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
• Cad Modelling: Creating complex parts, large assemblies and manufacturing drawings
• Manufacturing processes: Designs with manufacturing principals
• Root-cause Analysis: Using structured techniques to solve unexpected mechanical failures during testing or production.
• Technical Writing: Drafting clear documentation, including testing protocols, engineering change notices

What we Offer

• Company Pension Contribution
• Westfield Health Medical Cover
• 25 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays (Option to purchase up to 5 days’ pro rata for part time)
• Free parking
• Death in Service Benefit of 4x salary
• Cycle Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• 10% of salary in shares after 1 year of employment