Senior Design Engineer

Job Title: Senior Design Engineer - Hydraulic Installation

Location: Peterlee, UK

Hours: Full-Time (36.5 hours per week), 1st Shift

Position Type: Permanent

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Design Engineer to join our Hydraulic Installation team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and developing robust hydraulic installation systems that align with machine requirements for performance, durability, quality, cost, and manufacturability.

You will lead complex projects, collaborate with global cross-functional teams, and drive our pursuit of "Defect Free" engineering by utilizing and refining best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design & Analysis: Develop advanced designs in Creo and perform foundational structural analysis using Simulate to ensure design integrity.

• Data & Lifecycle Management: Release new designs within Teamcenter and efficiently manage engineering change management processes.

• Project Management: Independently manage complex projects to deliver high-quality, completed staff work on time.

• Continuous Improvement: Embrace and further develop standard work and best practices to achieve defect-free product launches.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with a global multidisciplinary team, as well as local manufacturing and operations teams, to review design issues, implement changes, and identify improvement opportunities.

• Supplier Engagement: Collaborate directly with suppliers on new component designs and revisions to existing parts.

• Travel: Minimal travel required (occasional local factory or supplier site visits).

Qualifications & Experience



Basic Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor''s degree in Engineering from an accredited university.

• Experience: 9+ years of progressive engineering experience encompassing design, validation, or simulation.

• Technical Knowledge: An intermediate understanding of hydraulic systems and/or heavy machine integration.

• Product Lifecycle: Proven hands-on experience in full-cycle product development.

• Soft Skills: Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a proven track record of thriving in a collaborative team environment.

Top Candidates Will Also Have (Desired):

• Direct engineering experience specific to Hydraulic Installation.

• Engineering experience within the surface mining and/or quarry products industries.

• A strong understanding of the Caterpillar New Product Introduction (NPI) process and requirements.

• A strong understanding of Caterpillar Continuous Product Improvement (CPI) processes.

What We Offer

• A structured 36.5-hour workweek with a stable 1st shift schedule.

• The opportunity to work on world-class machinery and global projects.

• A collaborative, innovative, and safety-first engineering culture.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

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