Junior Design Engineer

You’ll join our design team at an early stage in your career, helping to develop new products and improve existing ones. Working with experienced colleagues, you’ll turn concepts into drawings, models and prototypes, and see your designs tested, refined and built. It’s a hands-on role with real responsibility, and a great opportunity to learn how a vehicle goes from first sketch to production., * Produce 2D drawings and 3D models of vehicle bodies, components and systems in SolidWorks and AutoCAD

• Turn concepts into prototypes, and support their testing, validation and improvement ahead of production
• Help carry out feasibility studies and create costed designs that meet our cost, timing and quality targets
• Design in line with UK, EU and international legislation and bodybuilder guidelines, and support Type Approval and quality work
• Handle design changes and upgrades, taking them from concept through to production
• Support production with design queries, helping to improve lead times
• Work to reduce warranty issues by improving the reliability of our products in the field
• Liaise with parts suppliers, involving Purchasing where needed
• Use analysis methods such as FEA and FMEA to find and resolve design issues, with guidance from senior engineers
• Manage your own projects and deadlines, and follow our health, safety and environmental procedures

• Working knowledge of SolidWorks, AutoCAD or similar CAD software, and the ability to produce clear 2D drawings and 3D models
• A qualification in engineering, product design or a related subject, or equivalent practical experience
• Good attention to detail and high standards of quality
• Clear communicator who builds good working relationships
• Able to prioritise your workload and meet deadlines
• Keen to learn, and happy to take guidance and feedback

Desirable

• Around 1 year’s experience in design engineering, manufacturing or production
• Experience of testing and prototyping
• Experience in an automotive or vehicle-building environment
• Awareness of vehicle legislation and Type Approval
• Some exposure to project management, FEA or FMEA

• Competitive salary of £26,000 to £30,000, depending on experience
• Pension, holiday entitlement and other benefits
• Hands-on experience across the full design process, from concept to production
• Support to develop your skills, with the chance to grow with a family-run business
• A friendly, product-focused team in Uffculme, Devon

Trucksmith is looking for a Junior Design Engineer to join our design team in Uffculme, Devon and help turn new ideas into vehicles built for production.

Location: Uffculme, Devon Contract: Full-time, permanent Salary: £26,000 - £30,000 depending on experience

About Trucksmith

Trucksmith is a family-run vehicle body builder based in Uffculme, Devon. Since the early 1980s we’ve grown from a jobbing coachbuilder into the designer and manufacturer of the LoLoader, the low-floor Luton that set the standard in its class. We also build tippers, dropsides and box vans on all the major manufacturers’ chassis.

We’re product-driven, proud of our quality and always looking to improve. Our design team is where new ideas become prototypes and, ultimately, vehicles we build week in, week out.