Automotive Engineer - Production / Design

Posted 16 days 18 hours ago by Mana Resourcing Ltd

£40,000 - £50,000 Annual
Permanent
Full Time
Design Jobs
England, United Kingdom
Job Description

Job Location: Daventry, Northamptonshire

Job Type: Permanent

Posted: Tuesday, 25th November 2025

Design & Production Engineer

Location: Northamptonshire

The COMPANY

Our client is an independent company who have carved themselves a niche supplying/designing powertrain components (exhausts, and other specialist Automotive components) to OE Automotive customers. Their reputation and expertise is such that many of the most prestigious manufactures utilise their services. We are proud to be an integral part of our client's continuing success which has resulted in a bulging order book and a recent expansion to a new purpose designed production facility. The company are proud to have received the Queens Award for Enterprise.

The ROLE

As a Design & Production Engineer you will be based within a supportive team environment providing you with the opportunity to be involved in challenging and interesting projects - you'll turn ideas into precision-engineered reality. Developing innovative powertrain systems for world class automotive brands and leading their journey from prototype to production.

Covering four areas:

  • Concept & Feasibility
  • Prototype Development & Validation
  • Pre Production & Industrialisation
  • Production Launch & 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
  • £Depending on Experience salary
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
  • Great training
This role is commutable from
  • Northampton
  • Upper Heyford
  • Kislingbury
  • Daventry
  • CorbyKettering
  • Wellingborough
  • Rushden
  • Towcester
  • Southam
  • Leamington Spa
  • Milton Keynes
  • Rugby
  • Coventry
  • Warwick
  • Banbury
  • Leicester
  • Market Harborough
Alternative Titles
  • Production & Design Engineer
  • Design Engineer
  • Production Engineer
  • Catia V5 Engineer
  • CAD Engineer
  • Automotive Design Engineer
  • Automotive Production Engineer
Contact Information

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