Our client is a leading international retail interiors organisation that offers unique shop fitting solutions to retailers all over the world. With offices in over 20 countries and a strong history, they have positioned themselves as the market leaders. They partner with some of the largest blue-chip clients across the Grocery, Home Improvements, Consumer Electronics, Fashion, Cafés and Health & Beauty sectors.As a Design Engineer, you will transform a creative brief or concept sketches into fully engineered solutions. Providing technical development and a set of highly accurate specifications and technical drawings. Projects will be centered around the design for manufacture of Retail Display equipment (such as shelving systems, retail furniture and freestanding displays). Materials and disciplines at your disposal will likely include metalwork, timber, plastics, glass or any other material you see fit for purpose.Job RoleUse Solidworks 3D CAD to produce technical piece-part, assembly and GA drawings of new Retail Display equipmentManage CAD files and the design workflowCatalogue files according to the desired operational outputFunction checking of prototypes, supplier samples and first offsValue engineering of existing designsParticipate in structural load testingAssess the structural integrity of suggested designs with the associated Development ManagerSupport with risk assessments, O&M’s and assembly/install guides, seeking direction from the Development Manager as requiredSite visits, to assess retail display equipment in the field and conduct physical surveysSkills and ExperienceDegree qualified in a relevant design subject, with at least 1 year of industry experienceExperience working at an equipment manufacturer with an on-site factoryProficient in the use of Solidworks and PDM VaultShopfitting design experience would be advantageousOrganised and methodical, with excellent attention to detailSelf-motivated and works well under pressureExcellent problem solving capabilitiesAble to work within a small team and with staff at all levelsAble to articulate all elements of the design process with colleaguesUse initiative to develop and improve working methodsMultitask and constantly reassess timescales and priorities
