Student Design Engineer (12 month placement, September 2025)

Main Purpose of Job

Provide support in the development and maintenance of bespoke equipment, jigs, fixtures, design systems, and procedures in line with Niftylift standards.

Main Tasks of Job

• Liaise with Design and Project Engineers at Niftylift MK or contracted service providers to ensure design controls are developed and maintained to Niftylift standards.
• Support the design of jigs, fixtures, and bespoke equipment in a cost-effective manner without compromising quality and robustness.
• Create bills of materials for all designs.
• Work with senior design engineers to ensure designs comply with all machine directives and CE regulations.
• Develop and maintain jigs and fixture designs, models, 2D drawings, calibration requirements, etc., to Niftylift standards.
• Liaise with the Fabrication Validation Engineer to provide detailed analysis of the capability and functionality of new jigs and fixtures, and improve them for production readiness.
• Develop and maintain the drawing control process and procedures for jigs and fixtures at Hoyland, following Niftylift standards.
• Liaise with NPD Project Engineers (Hoyland) to support the delivery of projects on time.
• Develop and maintain a drawing issue control system for jigs and fixtures to ensure project timelines are accurately recorded and discussed at project meetings.

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties, and you may be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role and the overall business objectives of the organisation, including training and mentoring colleagues.

Qualifications & Experience

• Working towards an engineering/design degree.
• 3D and 2D CAD experience (preferably CREO or equivalent).
• Design-biased background with jigs and fixtures development and control.

Characteristics

• Methodical planner with high attention to detail.
• Eager to learn new skills.
• Excellent communicator.
• Promotes openness and honesty to ensure all facts are assessed to make effective, sustainable improvements.
• Can-do attitude to problem solving, providing leadership to facilitate improvements.
• Self-motivated, target-driven, tenacious; able to use own initiative while facilitating teams to meet objectives.

Benefits

• Annual bonus (for indication only) based on recent average £500 per annum.
• 25 days holiday (increases with service, up to 30 days), plus bank holidays.
• Staff discounts.
• Corporate gym memberships.
• Free on-site parking.
• Subsidised refreshments (lunch and drink options).
• Free quarterly team lunches.
• Health cover scheme for dental, optical, etc. (additional membership available for partners, paid for by employee; kids membership included for free).
• 5% contributory pension.
• Life insurance scheme.
• Store discounts.