What are the responsibilities and job description for the Designer / Design Engineer position at Apollo Technical?
Apollo Technical has an immediate need for a We are currently looking for an enthusiastic Designer / design engineer in the Black Mountain NC / Asheville NC area
Requirements:
- An innovative approach to design and engineering
- Good organisation and time keeping skills
- Good attention to detail
- An understanding of ergonomic and human factors
- An understanding of sustainable design.
- Strong communication skills
- Solidworks and Keyshot experience preferred.
- Understanding of the following is an advantage
- Furniture and timber design
- Sheet steel fabrication
- Plastic mouldings and castings
- Particular interest in sustainability
Duties:
- Work as a project design engineer, to take concepts to finish products.
- Liaise with R&D on new and future concepts.
- Produce design proposals and engineered solutions that match the brief or specifications on a project by project basis.
- Render 3D models in Keyshot, to illustrate designs.
- Create engineered drawing packages that accurately reflect the client order specification and contain all relevant manufacturing data.
- Model standard parts (in SolidWorks) to a high standard. These models should be well structured, constrained and easy to modify in the future.
- Create and maintain a high standard of product literature, such as part catalogues and installation guides.
- Liaise with manufacturing and installation over the assembly of product.
- Effective time management is important along with good communication skills to ensure that the team leader is aware of any changes to the timescales outlined for the design phase.
- Experience with JobBoss ERP software is a plus