Chief Design Engineer
Location: Near Leamington Spa (20 mins drive)
Job Type: Permanent
Syntech Recruitment are recruiting for an experienced Chief Design Engineer to lead transmission and driveline design programmes for an engineering business near Leamington Spa.
This is a senior technical role covering projects from concept through to hardware validation, alongside technical leadership and development of the wider design team.
Chief Design Engineer Responsibilities
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Lead transmission design programmes from concept through to hardware validation
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Provide technical leadership and mentoring to the design team
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Lead transmission layouts and DMU design reviews
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Act as the technical authority for design best practice and GD&T
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Review transmission, driveline and component designs
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Lead DFMEA activities
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Sign off production 2D drawings and geometric tolerancing
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Support technical problem-solving and design improvements
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Manage technical relationships with suppliers
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Develop technical scopes of work for customer proposals
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Introduce new engineering technologies, methods and materials
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Improve CAD and CAE processes
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Ensure designs are controlled through established engineering and PLM processes
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Work closely with manufacturing, suppliers, sales and other engineering teams
Chief Design Engineer Profile
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Engineering degree or equivalent qualification
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Minimum 10 years' transmission design engineering experience
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Strong knowledge of transmission design, development, validation and testing
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Advanced CAD modelling experience
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Strong knowledge of GD&T and engineering drawings
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Proven DFMEA experience
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Experience with engineering change and PLM systems
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Previous experience leading and mentoring engineers
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Strong technical problem-solving skills
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Good understanding of manufacturing processes
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Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
