Birmingham, UK
Product developer/CAD designer
at Bert Frank
Bert Frank is seeking a mid or senior CAD designer to join its team based at its Birmingham factory in the UK.
We are a luxury lighting manufacturer, producing all of our products in-house – from machining and laser cutting of components to finishing, wiring and assembly.
The successful candidate will become an integral part of a small team of product engineers in Birmingham. We require a candidate that has an extra eye for detail, can manage their time effectively to meet deadlines and has a can-do attitude. The roll will encompass the whole process of product development, from CAD modelling and producing documentation for the factory to follow for production, through to packaging and creating end user documentation.
The role requires:
- modelling of machined parts, components and sheet metal fabrications in SolidWorks
- creation of assemblies and configurations in SolidWorks
- creation of dimensioned part drawings for manufacture
- production of detailed exploded views and BOMs to guide the assembly team in how to make our lights
- use of SolidWorks Composer software and Adobe Suite to create easy to understand user instructions and diagrams
- modelling of well thought out packaging designs
creation and management of BOMs - sourcing components and liaising with suppliers
The ideal candidate has:
- over five years’ industry experience
- excellent SolidWorks skills
- an understanding of design for manufacture
- knowledge and experience in the lighting industry beneficial
- experience using Adobe Illustrator and InDesign beneficial
- experience with Solidworks Composer beneficial
- experience with SolidCAM or similar CAM software beneficial
- fluent English essential
Hours: 7am to 4pm, Monday to Thursday / 7am to 1pm on Fridays
Salary dependent on experience.
Please send a portfolio and examples of your past work that best reflect your range of skills and experiences you have to offer.