UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON
Job Description
POST:
Graduate Design Engineer
LOCATION:
Denios Ltd, Newport. Shropshire
GRADE:
24 month fixed term contract – KTP associate
Salary £21,000 to £25,000
ESTABLISHMENT
NUMBER:
1. Organisational Chart
Reports to: Graham Oakes
Post holder: Graduate Design Engineer
2. Contacts
Internal:
Academic staff, Business Solutions administrative staff, support services staff
External: Denios management team and staff, owners, directors and senior managers in
small, medium and large companies that are Denios customers, suppliers to
Denios
3. Personal Specification
The successful candidate will be required to both develop design solutions, and manage the
embedding of 3D CAD systems into the company.
Additional technical challenges are to investigate and offer solutions to:
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Potential light-weighting of large cabinets while retaining integral strength and
security
New bonding technologies to replace existing and expensive welding of cabinets
The potential of designing novel ways of preparing large cabinets for tranportation
The post holder will need to be a confident communicator with highly developed written, oral
and presentation skills and be able to liaise effectively with a range of internal and external
contacts, including major customers and local manufacturers providing services to Denios.
They will need to be able to communicate technical knowledge to both technical and nontechnical staff. They will need to show some leadership skills as they will need to have the
drive to manage this project through to a successful conclusion – while remaining sympathetic
to the business demands of working in a manufacturing company.
A good first degree (1st or 2.1) in mechanical engineering or closely related subject is
essential, and relevant experience of using 3D CAD (Solidworks preferred) is also an
essential, and will be tested at interview.
Work experience in a manufacturing, production or product design environment would also be
an advantage, as would the ability to use and understand FEA software.
Denios is a German owned company and it is expected that the successful candidate will be
able to travel within the UK and internationally as the project demands.
4. Budget
As assigned by the conditions of the project
5. Purpose of the Post
The purpose of the post is to complete the KTP project which aims to introduce design and
engineering capability into the UK operations of Denios, bringing improved knowledge of 3D
CAD, product design, product optimisation, light-weighting, new materials, and research on
the latest bonding technologies that could be applied to bond large environmental cabinets.
6. Main Duties and Responsibilities
The major steps in the KTP project over 24 months will be:
1. Review of existing environmental storage system designs currently produced
2. Benchmarking of current range against key competitors. Establishment of Common Design
Features and Constraints
3. Generation of Preliminary Storage System Design Concepts & Data
4. Generic 3D Concept Generation and introducing FEA
5. Feasibility study to evaluate current metal joining technologies and options for introduction
into new system designs
6. Design Review & Consolidation, introducing design for disassembly and reassembly
7. Storage System Prototyping & Testing
8. Static Test & Design Review
9. On site assembly testing, prototyping and modification
10. Analysis of On-site / In service testing results
11. Design Progression & roll out
12. Value Added Options
13. Document and prepare management reports, KTP final report
This job description sets out the duties of the post at the time when it was drawn up. Such
duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the
level of the responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot of
themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.