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Shape the future and join us as a Design Engineer!

About the Role

At Unipart, we're on the hunt for dynamic Mechanical Engineers, whose creativity and engineering expertise will pave the way for next-generation products.

This role is centred around the design and development of new products, working closely with customers and their engineering teams to ensure all creations meet the highest specifications, functional, and business performance requirements. You'll tackle complex problems, providing solutions and designs that keep us at the forefront of our industry.

Joining an exciting Graduate Programme with three 6 month rotations across our business, you will have a mentor in support whilst you navigate projects from conception to completion, working alongside a team of dedicated experts to deliver on time and within budget.

With technical autonomy and support from senior engineers, you'll support projects to success, ensuring they align with our quality standards.

As part of your role as a Mechanical Engineer, you will be:

Working in partnership with multiple teams and stakeholders, as well as customers to craft new products that adhere to specified requirements, including design, functionality, and business outcomes
Contributing to the full product development process, from initial concept and prototype creation through to manufacturing, testing, installation, and commissioning
Contributing to the technical documentation such as drawings, calculations, and reports, covering aspects related to product performance and failure analysis across a diverse product range
Conducting assessments of project requirements to inform customer quotations
Providing support to other engineers within the team and across our business
About you:

To thrive in this role, you will need:

A degree in a relevant Mechanical Engineering or Product Design subject, at 2:2 or above
A full UK driving license with access to your own car
Project management capability
Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, as you will be liaising with colleagues and customers alike
To work effectively under pressure and independently
A real thirst for knowledge, desire to learn and an inquisitive mind, with an ability to understand and interpret data
Why Unipart?

Unipart stands at the forefront of innovation, celebrated for our environmental and safety achievements. As a global leader with over 40 UK sites and a presence in major markets worldwide, we're a trusted partner in supply chain solutions and performance improvement technologies.

From our strong heritage in the automotive industry, Unipart has grown into a global company working with world-leading brands to make their supply chains more efficient, resilient and sustainable across our seven core sectors of:

Automotive
Rail & Public Transport
Healthcare
Aerospace & Defence
Technology
E-Commerce, Consumer & Retail
Industrials

Unipart isn't just a workplace. We offer "The Unipart Way," a unique approach that empowers our team to achieve excellence through our comprehensive 'Gate to Great' training and development program. At Unipart, your growth is part of our blueprint for success.

We really care about our employees and in addition to your competitive base salary and pension, offer a range of flexible benefits including:

Life assurance
22 days rising holiday, plus bank holidays
Support with relocation costs
Wellbeing support and an employee assistance programme
A varied and challenging development programme with dedicated coaching, mentoring and support

Ready to Engineer the Future?

Apply now to become the cornerstone of innovation at Unipart, where your work will not just be seen but felt across industries worldwide.

Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales.

As an organisation we also promote an environment which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of yourself and do your best work every day.

Contract: Full Time
Location: North of England & Coventry (Likely rotations may include; Sheffield, Leeds, Harrogate, Doncaster, Southport, Stockport, Coventry & Crewe)
Salary: £29,000 p/a

Closing Date: 11.00pm 31st May

You may have heard of the following: Graduate, Trainee, Junior, Product Development Engineer, Project Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Systems Engineer, etc.

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