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# Design Engineer

- **Company:** Trucksmith Ltd
- **Location:** Cullompton, UK
- **Salary:** £30,000.0 - £35,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, AutoCAD, SolidWorks (CAD)
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=51beeda55cc83af7

## About the Role

* Working experience of using Solidworks & Auto CAD
 * Good attention to detail & high standards of quality
 * Experience of working with Solidworks or other CAD software
 * Excellent communication skills
 * Ability to meet deadlines and prioritise workloads
 * Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice engineering vision, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance
 * Ability to capture and specify the design requirements and the development needed to deliver successful products and components to meet the customer's specifications
 * Conceptualise new designs and design revisions
 * Liaise closely with all departments to fully understand design requirements
 * Provide support to production to improve lead times
 * Ensure that the function operates in accordance with any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures

Skills and Attributes:

 * Proactively contribute to creating a good team atmosphere
 * Anticipates and overcomes obstacles
 * Embraces personal challenges
 * Confident, round thinking
 * Process driven
 * Ability to build strong relationships
 * Comfortable with hands-on engineering and possess strong knowledge of production processes
 * Experience of working within design and development function
 * Experience of New Product Introduction, reworking design changes and upgrades through to production
 * Comply with the Health, Safety and Environmental Policies and highlight any gaps in practices and processes, * design engineer: 1 year (preferred)
 * SolidWorks: 1 year (preferred)
 * AutoCAD: 1 year (preferred)

## Description

We are seeking a dynamic and innovative Design Engineer to join our engineering team. Your expertise will drive the creation of reliable, efficient, and innovative solutions across the . You will be instrumental in driving forward the continuous development of the Trucksmith Limited product range, as well as upholding a high level of quality for all vehicles we produce., * Producing designs and drawings, both physically & electronically that are required, tailored to meet the customers' requirements

 * Liaising with Department Managers & Senior Managers
 * To ensure design quality is followed & of an exceptional standard
 * Ensure designs are in line with legislation and Bodybuilder guidelines
 * Testing procedures
 * To be involved with Type Approval & Quality


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