Job Description:
We have a new vacancy for a Senior Design Engineer, predominantly based at our Head Office in Shipley.
About CMbE
CarnaudMetalbox Engineering (CMbE) designs, develops, and manufactures high-performance metal forming and finishing machinery for the production of beverage, food, and aerosol cans. With our commitment to innovation and precision engineering, it is an exciting time to join our business. CMbE offers you the opportunity to grow and develop your skills in an expanding industry.
Your mission in CMbE
The successful candidate will act as a project design authority, responsible for the delivery of project technical solutions. This role is responsible for generating technical requirements from customers and product specifications; generating design concepts for solutions to specific functional requirements; and evaluating design concept technical and project risks to select preferred solutions. This role is also responsible for documenting design concept assumptions, design trade-offs and calculations within the project design file. The successful candidate will be involved in peer reviewing technical content for gate reviews across projects, identifying opportunities for the protection of design Intellectual Property (IP), and generating test plans to verify design concept and system performance. Occasional travel is required for this role.
Experience leading technical projects is crucial for this role. Primary duties will include, but are not limited to, co-ordinating with the quality department to define incoming inspection requirements to verify component quality; preparing and presenting technical reports for project gate reviews; and contributing to planning design activities with the project manager. The ideal candidate will have experience in contributing to the continuous improvement of the NPD process. The candidate will be able to demonstrate their ability to capture project technical risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle. This role is also responsible for providing technical support to the publications department for the creation of product manuals, build books, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s).
Essential to this role is knowledge of material properties and standards; geometric dimensioning and tolerance principles and standards (ISO); machining methods and techniques; and configuration management (BOM) and Material Resource Planning (MSO) packages. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate sound knowledge and experience of CAD systems to generate models and drawings.
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate technical knowledge of sensor technologies/solutions; electrical drive systems; mechanical transmission systems; and hydraulic, pneumatic and lubrication systems. Technical knowledge of packaging machinery is desirable.
About you
Candidates must hold a formal technical qualification to degree level, or equivalent, in a Mechanical Engineering discipline. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills to communicate technical information with various stakeholders; together with strong verbal and written skills, problem solving skills, the ability to work effectively within, and across, project teams and be highly organised with a high level of attention to detail. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate a high quality of work, adaptability, and think strategically.
What CMbE Offers You
- The opportunity to build a career in a multi-cultural environment
- To be rewarded fairly and promoted based on merit and performance
- Professional and personal development through training and work experiences
- Strong engagement and commitment to the safety of our employees
Join us and become part of an international team of professionals across the Crown packaging group who are passionate about precision engineering, can making machinery and sustainable packaging!
Skills Required
- Degree-level qualification in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
- Proven experience leading technical projects and acting as design authority
- Sound knowledge and experience of CAD systems to generate models and drawings
- Knowledge of material properties and standards
- Understanding of geometric dimensioning and tolerance principles and standards (ISO)
- Familiarity with machining methods and techniques
- Experience with configuration management (BOM) and Material Resource Planning (MRP/MSO) packages
- Ability to capture and manage project technical risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to present technical reports
- Excellent problem solving, organisation, attention to detail, and ability to work effectively in project teams
- Technical knowledge of sensor technologies, electrical drive systems, mechanical transmission systems, hydraulic, pneumatic and lubrication systems
- Experience or knowledge of packaging machinery
What We Do
Crown is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of packaging products and equipment for consumer and industrial products. Crown's packaging for consumer products include steel and aluminum cans for food, beverage, household and other consumer products, glass bottles for beverage product and metal vacuum closures and steel crowns sold through Crown's sales organization to the soft drink, food, citrus, brewing, household products, personal care and various other industries. Crown's packaging for industrial products includes steel and plastic strap consumables and equipment, paper based protective packaging, and plastic film consumables and equipment, which are sold into the metals, food and beverage, construction, agricultural, corrugated, and general industries. At December 31, 2021, the Company operated over 200 manufacturing plants along with sales and service facilities throughout 40 countries and had approximately 26,000 employees. Consolidated net sales for Company in 2021 were $11.4 billion with 56% derived from operations outside the US and Canada.
