Kit Design Engineer - Automotive

Kit Design Engineer - Automotive in Alfreton (DE55), DE55 7RG | Autochair My career My jobs MA My account Search These jobs were popular with other job seekers Mechanical Design Engineer ATA Recruitment Chesterfield (S43), S43 4WP £40k - 45k per year + 33 days Holiday 3 weeks ago Project Design Engineer Euro Projects Recruitment Queens Drive Industrial Estate, Nottingham (NG2) From £45,000 to £50,000 per annum 4 weeks ago Mechanical Designer Eaton Cox Moor, Nottingham (NG17), NG17 5FB 1 week ago Senior Mechanical Design Engineer PWS Technical Services (UK) Ltd Belper (DE56) Up to £65,000 per annum Plus bonus and benefits package 2 months ago Mechanical Design Engineer - Water & Infrastructure Projects Recruitment Revolution Sheffield (S1) £45,000 - £50,000 + Performance Bonus 4 weeks ago Design Engineer (Material Handling Equipment) Ernest Gordon Recruitment Worksop (S80), S80 £40000 - £50000 per annum + Loyalty Bonus + Training 3 weeks ago Mechanical Design Engineer Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD Sheffield (S1), S1 £35000 - £38000 per annum 1 month ago Design Engineer (Mechanical/SolidWorks) Ernest Gordon Recruitment Nottingham (NG1), NG1 £32000 - £40000 per annum + Progression to Senior 1 month ago Product Development Engineer Euro Projects Recruitment Queens Drive Industrial Estate, Nottingham (NG2) From £45,000 to £50,000 per annum 1 week ago Design Engineer Chroma Recruitment Ltd Derbyshire £40k - 45k per year + Annual Bonus, Private Healthcare, Flexible Worki 2 weeks ago Kit Design Engineer - Automotive Autochair Alfreton (DE55), DE55 7RG Permanent Contract; On-site Published: 3 weeks ago Competitive, DOE Apply Save Kit Design Engineer - Automotive Autochair Apply Kit Design Engineer - Automotive Location : Alfreton, Derbyshire Salary : Competitive, DOE Contract : Permanent, Full-time Hours : Monday to Friday, 39 hours per week Benefits : Pension Scheme, 31 days' holiday including statutory days, additional holidays for length of service, Life Insurance, Profit Related Pay, Employee Assistance Programme, on-site parking, holiday purchase scheme and car lease scheme. About Us Autochair Ltd specialise in the design and manufacture of vehicle adaptations that help people with mobility issues get into and out of their cars. For the customers we support, our products provide the opportunity to maintain — and in many cases regain — their independence. With more than 40 years' experience, we have developed and manufactured a wide range of vehicle adaptations, from boot hoists to hand controls. The Opportunity If you're looking for a change, love practical engineering design and don't want to be sat behind a desk all day, this could be the role for you. We're looking for a confident and self-motivated Kit Design Engineer to join our team and develop new kits for our vehicle adaptation products. You'll design vehicle-specific adaptations with a focus on customer usability, ease of installation and manufacturing repeatability, while using your engineering knowledge and practical problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions. This is a varied, hands-on role where you'll combine CAD and technical design with vehicle surveys, fabrication, installation and practical engineering. You'll need to be comfortable working to deadlines, tackling problems logically and finding innovative solutions. The Role As a Kit Design Engineer, you'll: • Support the development of vehicle-specific adaptation kits across our full range of products. • Design kits to the highest standards, balancing ease and speed of installation with manufacturing repeatability. • Carry out vehicle surveys, measurements, photography and dimensional data capture. • Populate and maintain accurate vehicle, kit and component information. • Install and configure mobility products and associated equipment into customer vehicles. • Support the creation and maintenance of FAT documentation and other technical records. • Assist with identifying required components and supporting parts ordering. • Develop your practical engineering and kit design skills. • Create jigs for new kit designs where required. • Help develop and improve the kit design process, ensuring the team delivers high-quality designs efficiently and consistently. About You We're looking for someone with a strong mechanical and practical engineering background who enjoys getting hands-on and solving problems. You'll ideally have: • Engineering experience. • The ability to read and create technical drawings. • Experience using CAD systems. • A strong mechanical bias and confidence using power tools. • Fabrication skills, including cutting steel, grinding and welding. • Solid knowledge of vehicle construction and functionality. • Good Microsoft Office skills. • A logical and innovative approach to problem solving. • The ability to work independently, manage deadlines and take ownership of your work. • Good communication skills and the confidence to deal directly with customers when required. A full driving licence is essential for this role. Why Join Us You'll be joining a long-established business where engineering has a direct and meaningful impact on people's lives. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to combine design, CAD and engineering with hands-on practical work, while developing specialist knowledge within the mobility and automotive sector. If you're technically minded, enjoy working with vehicles and want a role where every project presents a different engineering challenge, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today! No agencies please. 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