Lead Mechanical Engineer - Consumer Product Design

You are an exceptional lead mechanical engineer with extensive experience developing and delivering complex mechanical products in the fast paced marketplace of consumer products or similar. Both an extensive knowledge of plastics and experience in delivering these products through far eastern supply chains would be desirable.

If you are a highly motivated individual with a desire to be challenged, express yourself, and make a difference, DCA will excite you.

You will be encouraged to take on project management responsibilities as well as technical leadership roles, liaising directly with our clients. However, should support or guidance be required, this is always available from team members.

Our staff are our most important asset. To maintain and improve our high professional standards we provide regular professional and technical development training for all our staff.

Competitive salaries, together with other benefits such as discretionary bonus and pay schemes, are offered and regularly reviewed.

Listed below are the key attributes we will be looking for from potential candidates:

• Mechanical Engineering degree: A broad-based mechanical engineering degree from a well-established university with a strong engineering reputation. A 1st or Upper 2nd degree is essential (or equivalent qualification).
• Good, wide-ranging technical background: Your university course should have covered a range of engineering disciplines – structures, mechanics, dynamics, fluids, thermodynamics, etc. Your subsequent industrial experience should involve the practical application of as many of these theoretical skills as possible, together with the addition of further skills and knowledge through formal training courses and on the job experience.
• Experience: Candidates should have worked in a consumer product design environment ( or similar) playing a key technical engineering role in the development team. You should have been involved in taking products through the complete design process. Experience is required of a range of manufacturing techniques, production processes and quality procedures.
• Empathy for all disciplines: In the consumer product team our projects are always multi-discipline. Project teams are made up of anthropologists, designers, technologists, prototype technicians and many types of engineers. Your key strength and background maybe in mechanical engineering and production but you will be expected to be open and excited to manage and participate in all aspects of these projects with input from specific skill leaders when ever required.
• Good, confident communicator: Candidates must have good communication skills, both verbal and written. You will need to communicate confidently and persuasively, both in a formal presentation situation, but also in less formal client and supplier liaison situations. Written reports and other documents will also need to be produced accurately and in a well-presented form.
• Creative problem-solving: Candidates should be able to provide examples of novel solutions they have generated that are cheaper, more efficient, smaller, more functional, etc. than the competition. They should be prepared to discuss their approach to creative thinking.
• Logical and well organised: We work under extreme time pressure, and usually across a number of projects at the same time. To do this efficiently and effectively you need to be well organised in managing your time.
• Commercially aware: Lead engineers at DCA are expected to deal with the financial and commercial aspects of projects as well as the technical and creative issues.
• Project management and team leader skills: Successful candidates will be expected to manage significant development projects in parallel with their technical work. This will involve selecting, organising and leading the team, managing budgets and timescales, liaising with and presenting to the client.
• Technical leader: You will be expected to assume responsibility for your technical design work and to advise and support the more junior members of your project teams. You will also be called upon periodically to provide technical input into our formal design checking procedures.
• Inquisitive, enthusiastic, hardworking and proud of their work: People at DCA enjoy their work. They like the atmosphere and the variety of work. This is important since it comes through in the results we deliver.

To apply for this position, send your details to: creative@dca-design.com

Lead Industrial / Strategic Designer

You are an inspirational and strategic designer. You are a natural mentor and strong manager with a compelling track record.

You have a broad skill base probably gained from being involved in projects from design research to managing your design ideas into full production. You understand the business context of design and are commercially aware.

We need your expertise to centre on working with design research to translate insights, create frameworks and deliver relevant visual brand languages that resonate with the consumer and user.

This is an exciting and key role at DCA. You will work closely with our Head of Design Research and Creative Director developing new tools and methods as well as mentoring and nurturing other members of the design team. You will be expected to work across business sectors from consumer products to transport, medical and commercial.

We need you to be world class. In return we will offer a great package, great projects, great people and the chance to live in a beautiful part of the UK.

As a member of the DCA team, you will:

• Take a lead design role in our multidiscipline teams to guarantee we deliver design excellence to our clients.
• Manage complex projects with high brand/strategy/research content.
• Develop new tools and methods to keep DCA’s design offer at the forefront.
• Help nurture and mentor our industrial design team.
• Scout for new talent and help recruit new members of the design team.
• Present DCA’s offer to new clients and help win new business.

You will need to demonstrate that you have:

• An eye for beauty and perfection.
• A great industrial design degree or equivalent qualification.
• A very compelling track record that shows experience in brand, industrial design, design strategy and design research.
• A strong commercial awareness and background in project management.
• Excellent presentation skills.

Industrial Designer

Your eyes are always open, you have an opinion and you never stop creating.

We are looking for designers who are passionate about creating product experiences that resonate with consumers’ and users’ values.

You will be the type of person who revels in working with other disciplines. At DCA you will work with the best design researchers, strategists and engineers to help direct, create and deliver relevant and exciting product experiences in multiple markets.

As a member of our staff you will be part of our most important asset. Our clients work with us because we offer the best probability of success when developing highly innovative products. To keep you at the cutting edge we offer regular professional and personal development training and mentoring for all our staff.

As a member of the DCA team, you will:

• Work within a multidiscipline team of designers, engineers and social scientists to help create products and product experiences that resonate with consumers and users.
• Collaborate with design strategists and design researchers to develop product designs and design strategies based on evidence, including consumer insight and macro influences.
• Help create visual brand languages to communicate emotional qualities of a brand through a product.
• Initiate, facilitate and participate creative thinking sessions and brainstorms.
• Help explore appropriate new technologies and materials to deliver the product vision.
• Help create compelling and clear presentations for clients at all stages of the product development process.
• Communicate designs through sketch work, hand modelling and computer illustration packages.
• Utilise 3D CAD and rendering software to explore and develop product form, layout and visualisations.
• Provide input to DCA’s internal cultural and design trends analysis.

You will need to demonstrate that you have:

• Lots of enthusiasm and personal motivation.
• A great industrial design degree or an equivalent qualification.
• High quality, relevant experience in a product design environment.

Lead Mechanical Engineer -- Medical Product Design

We are now looking to recruit an exceptional lead mechanical engineer with extensive medical product development experience to join our successful and growing medical design and development technical team. First hand experience of working within a medical device development environment is essential.

If you are a highly motivated individual with a desire to be challenged, express yourself, and make a difference, DCA will excite you.

You will be encouraged to take on project management responsibilities as well as technical leadership roles, liaising directly with our clients. However, should support or guidance be required, this is always available from team members.

Our staff are our most important asset. To maintain and improve our high professional standards we provide regular professional and technical development training for all our staff.

Competitive salaries, together with other benefits such as discretionary bonus and pay schemes, are offered and regularly reviewed.

Listed below are the key attributes we will be looking for from potential candidates:

• Mechanical Engineering degree: A broad-based mechanical engineering degree from a well-established university with a strong engineering reputation. A 1st or Upper 2nd degree is essential (or equivalent qualification).
• Good, wide-ranging technical background: Your university course should have covered a range of engineering disciplines – structures, mechanics, dynamics, fluids, thermodynamics, etc. Your subsequent industrial experience should involve the practical application of as many of these theoretical skills as possible, together with the addition of further skills and knowledge through formal training courses and on the job experience.
• Experience: Candidates should have worked in a medical product design environment playing a key technical engineering role in the development team. They should have been involved in taking at least one product through the complete design process. Experience is required of a range of product types, manufacturing processes and materials that builds on the diversity of your technical training.
• Able to learn new skills and market areas: Candidates should be able to demonstrate an ability to assimilate new knowledge and information, and should be able to learn and use new skills.
• Good, confident communicator: Candidates must have good communication skills, both verbal and written. You will need to communicate confidently and persuasively, both in a formal presentation situation, but also in less formal client and supplier liaison situations. Written reports and other documents will also need to be produced accurately and in a well-presented form.
• Creative problem-solving: Candidates should be able to provide examples of novel solutions they have generated that are cheaper, more efficient, smaller, more functional, etc. than the competition. They should be prepared to discuss their approach to creative thinking.
• Logical and well organised: We work under extreme time pressure, and usually across a number of projects at the same time. To do this efficiently and effectively you need to be well organised in managing your time.
• Commercially aware: Lead engineers at DCA at expected to deal with the financial and commercial aspects of projects as well as the technical and creative issues.
• Project management skills: Successful candidates will be expected to manage significant development projects in parallel with their technical work. This will involve selecting and organising the team, managing budgets and timescales, liaising with and presenting to the client.
• Appreciation of non-functional design aspects: We operate in multi-functional project teams and our mechanical engineers need to co-operate with designers and electronics engineers to blend the visual and functional aspects of a product.
• Team leader and member: Most projects are run using dedicated teams. You must be able to shape, enthuse and lead a project team and work co-operatively with staff outside the immediate team.
• Technical leader: You will be expected to assume responsibility for your technical design work and to advise and support the more junior members of your project teams. You will also be called upon periodically to provide technical input into our formal design checking procedures.
• Enthusiastic, hardworking and proud of their work: People at DCA enjoy their work. They like the atmosphere and the variety of work. This is important since it comes through in the results we deliver. You will need to be enthusiastic about the whole process of product creation and delivery.

Mechanical Engineer

We are now looking to recruit first class mechanical engineers to join our successful and growing product design and development technical team. An understanding of product development processes would be beneficial, but direct experience is not essential for this role.

DCA provides excellent career opportunities for outstanding engineers. If you are an exceptional, highly motivated individual and have a desire to be challenged, express yourself, and make a difference, DCA will excite you.

We operate in a wide range of markets and it is this diversity of work and our continual drive to surpass existing benchmarks that make DCA such an exciting company to be a part of.

New staff joining DCA are encouraged to take on project responsibilities and to liaise directly with our clients from the outset. However, should support or guidance be required, this is always available from other team members.

Our staff are our most important asset. To maintain and improve our high professional standards we provide regular professional and technical development training for all our staff. Working as part of a team, with a diversity of skills, also provides excellent learning experience and work satisfaction.

Competitive salaries, together with other benefits such as discretionary bonus and profit related pay schemes are offered and regularly reviewed.

Listed below are some of the key attributes we would look for from engineers graduates joining DCA:

• Broad-based Mechanical Engineering Degree: Your University course should cover a range of engineering disciplines – structures, mechanics, dynamics, fluids, thermodynamics, etc. Technical and intellectual excellence are essential, so good ‘A’ level grades and a 1st or Upper 2nd degree are required (or equivalent qualifications).
• Good, confident communicator: Our engineers need to present their ideas persuasively. Good written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Creative problem-solving: Our business is design and to be successful we need to generate novel solutions that are cheaper, more efficient, smaller, more functional, etc.
• Logical and well organised: We work under extreme time pressure, and usually engineers at DCA will be working on two or more projects at once. To do this efficiently and effectively you need to be well organised in managing your time.
• Appreciation of non-functional design aspects: We operate in multi-functional project teams and mechanical engineers need to co-operate with designers and electronics engineers in order to blend visual and functional aspects of a product.
• Team member: Most projects are run using dedicated teams. Engineers at DCA must be able to work with other team members and also with staff outside the immediate team.
• Self-reliant: You will be expected to take responsibility for your technical design work, although other engineers at DCA will be happy to advise and we have formal checking procedures in place.
• Enthusiastic, hardworking and proud of your work: People at DCA enjoy their work. They like the atmosphere and the variety of work. This is important since it comes through in the results we deliver. You will need to be self-motivating and enthusiastic.