ProSpeed Motorsport Limited Bell Hall Escrick York YO19 6HL t. +44(0) 1904 728112 e. info@prospeed.co.uk w. www.prospeed.co.uk
Company Number: 04393770
VAT Number: 806 418144
Job Title: Product Design Engineer
Department: Engineering
Reports To: Engineering Manager
Role Summary:
This role focuses on product design, user experience and brand identity for a range of automotive
products from individual items to whole vehicle. Working closely with our designer, you will bring
engineering knowledge to the process to ensure there is a solid foundation to the design. An ability
to think creatively, develop novel solutions and understand the user expectations will need to be
matched with manufacturing and assembly design skills. You will be required to take the concepts
through to production, working with mechanical design engineers, in house production and
outsourced suppliers. You will be involved in prototype development and support transfer to
production.
Key Responsibilities:
• Develop concepts for parts, assemblies and mechanisms for customer facing products.
• Efficiently convert ideas to CAD models to allow analysis and rapid prototyping so that
designs can be evaluated.
• Ensure that the design process is controlled so that the quality of data is maintained
throughout the development process.
• Ensure that designs embody and help develop the evolution of ProSpeed DNA.
• Develop accurate BOM, part design and assembly design data.
• Create documentation to support manufacture and assembly.
• Provide development support from initial concept through to prototype and into production.
• Resolve and design out customer issues as part of continuous development of the roof racks
and accessories across the range.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
• 3D design skills, preferably SolidWorks.
• Experience designing with extrusions, castings, fabrications, welded assemblies and bolted
assemblies.
• Experience designing mechanisms for exterior applications, preferably automotive.
• Knowledge of materials and finishes for automotive and consumer products.
• Product life cycle management, preferably SolidWorks PDM
• Level 5/6 (HND/Degree) in Engineering Product Design or related field.
• Timely delivery of projects and self-prioritisation.