{"id":247,"date":"2022-10-18T11:38:20","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T10:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.donite.com\/news\/?p=247"},"modified":"2022-10-18T11:38:20","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T10:38:20","slug":"we-are-hiring-senior-design-engineer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donite.com\/news\/2022\/10\/18\/we-are-hiring-senior-design-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"WE ARE HIRING: Senior Design Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Donite Plastics designs and manufactures batches of custom-made plastic parts for an extensive customer portfolio covering many sectors and geographical locations \u2013 by thermoforming and CNC trimming. Located in a state-of-the-art facility in Co Down, the company has experienced exponential&nbsp;growth in a very competitive market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a review of their operations and structures, and in response to an increased demand, the company has identified the&nbsp;urgent&nbsp;need for an experienced and highly motivated Senior Design Engineer to join the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The successful candidate will work closely with the Managing Director and Senior Management Team, performing a leading part in delivering company objectives and targets as set out in our strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Senior Design Engineer\u2019s tasks will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Design of custom moulded plastic parts for a range of industries<\/li><li>Responsibility for technical development and quality of all concept and detailed designs<\/li><li>They will be expected to encourage value of innovation and exploration of new technologies, materials and processes<\/li><li>Lead the development, training and motivation of team members, ensuring they have the capability to perform their roles at a high level<\/li><li>Support sales and project management with customer engagement activities<\/li><li>Create, promote and lead a culture of continual improvement by encouraging team members to take accountability, identify and realise opportunities for positive change with industry standard processes<\/li><li>Work closely with customers and the commercial team to translate a client\u2019s requirements into concepts, specifications, proposals and meaningful engineering drawings<\/li><li>Create designs to achieve both practical and aesthetic requirements<\/li><li>Work closely with the commercial team to guide products through a stage gate design process, through consultation with customer<\/li><li>Work alongside customer design teams to further the customer\u2019s understanding of Donite\u2019s capabilities<\/li><li>Give key input into the development of new procedures and strategies<\/li><li>Liaise with key stakeholders to set and to measure KPIs<\/li><li>Establish workflow policies that enhance speed and efficiency without compromising product safety or integrity<\/li><li>To undertake any other reasonable and relevant duties as required by management<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Personnel Specification<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hold a degree (or near equivalent) in a relevant subject<\/li><li>Minimum of seven years\u2019 experience in a technical or design engineering role<\/li><li>Experience working with&nbsp;<em>Solidworks<\/em>&nbsp;in a professional capacity<\/li><li>Flexible to work outside core business hours when required by the demands of the business<\/li><li>Confidence<\/li><li>Technical skills<\/li><li>Organisation and efficiency<\/li><li>Leadership and interpersonal skills<\/li><li>IT and numerical skills<\/li><li>Communication skills<\/li><li>Teamwork skills<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Salary&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on experience and commensurate with the position<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, or to apply for this role, send your CV with cover letter to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:careers@donite.com\">careers@donite.com<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donite Plastics designs and manufactures batches of custom-made plastic parts for an extensive customer portfolio covering many sectors and geographical locations \u2013 by thermoforming and CNC trimming. 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