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AutoCAD Product Designer

Job Type : Permanent, Full Time

Salary : £23000 – £28000/annum competitive

Acorn has a fantastic opportunity for a Technical Product Designer to join their fit-out client's successful team, based near Swindon. Working part from home part office-based, applicants will have Solidworks experience or Inventor and AutoCAD. someone who has graduated recently and has a years experience would be the perfect fit

Purpose of the role:

* To produce technical drawings and designs in line with the company philosophy of practicality and cost effectiveness
* To produce manufacturing drawings to a standard acceptable to Contractors, Suppliers within agreed time programme
* To represent the company to outside agencies (Clients, Suppliers and Sub-contractors) as and when required

Key activities:

* Report at least weekly to the Design Studio Manager during the design studio meeting to plan workload
* Effectively design and produce accurate and detailed drawings with clear information at all times to agreed programme with Design Studio Manager and in accordance with design studio procedure handbook
* Develop a brief with the client where applicable, and confirm this brief in writing and forward to client
* Be aware of design issues through manufacturing and to be responsible for developing and delivering prototypes to a high standard to meet with a specified design brief
* Liaise with the buying department during process, but manage prototype process with multiple customers, absorb feedback and implement required changes on future projects
* Liaise with project management / buying in order to maintain a practical and cost effective equipment design
* Produce technical drawing packages up to the standard required by the company and of sufficient detail to convey all points of the design to the client/supplier/manufacturer – this should also include presentation to the client
* Utilise the company's 2D & 3D CAD software, to the best of its capabilities
* Maintain CAD and associated files on the internal systems and carry out housekeeping on a weekly basis
* Adhere to the companies procedure for creating, superseding and maintaining digital files
* Keep up-to-date with current manufacturing techniques and technology in all areas in which the company is involved
* Make and keep commitments when asked to do so and work with other members of staff in a positive and progressive
* Meet with suppliers, maintain their information in the design studio library, and ensure that all relevant information is retained for access for all members of the studio
* Ensure that the drawing register and issue sheets are maintained at all times
* Be responsible for the upkeep of design office consumables
* Be aware of and ensure that equipment designs produced satisfy the Health and Safety & CDM 2007 regulations / British Standards and their effect on the designed environment
* support other designers on all projects
* Save down and print as required by the internal teams the drawings sent through to the design studio

Requirements:

* Product Design qualification
* Extensive experience in manufacturing techniques, products and technical drawing
* 5 GCSE grades C/4 O Levels equivalent, including English
* Extensive familiarity with Microsoft packages also CAD packages incl. AutoCAD 2D & 3D
* Ability to read, critique and produce technical manufacturing drawings

For more information on this job role, please get in touch with Kristy at Acorn by Synergie.

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