Design Engineer

Lead Design Engineer West YorkshireWe are working with a growing marketing leading manufacturer within the Automotive sector (West Yorkshire) who are looking to appoint a Lead Design Engineer to take ownership of their day to day engineering function. This is a hands on leadership role, managing a small design team while driving a wide range of vehicle development and improvement activity.This is a key position within the business, offering real influence over product design, engineering standards, and future vehicle programmes.The RoleYou will lead engineering activity across new product development, customer driven design, sales order engineering, and continuous improvement projects. You will be responsible for ensuring designs are robust, manufacturable, and aligned to both customer and business requirements.Working closely with internal teams, suppliers, and customers, you will take ownership from initial specification through to production and vehicle fitment.Key responsibilities include:Leading the day-to-day engineering function within the design teamManaging customer sales requests and supporting quotation/specification workCreating and maintaining Bills of Materials (BOMs)Developing vehicle designs from concept through to manufactureDriving continuous improvement across existing product rangesSupporting new product development with the wider engineering teamEnsuring designs meet manufacturing capability and regulatory requirementsKey Skills and ExperienceDesirable ..... full job details .....