Product Design Engineer

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Product Design Engineer – Sustaining & Improvement Location: Concept House, Brackenbeck Road, Bradford, BD7 2LW Reports To: Technical Manager Salary Salary is negotiable and will reflect the successful candidate’s skills, experience and qualifications. Job Purpose Debar designs and manufactures bifold door hardware and complete bifold door systems for customers in the UK and international markets. As we invest in future growth, new product development and the continued improvement of our existing product portfolio, we are creating a new Product Design Engineer position within our Technical Engineering team. The primary focus of the role will be the ongoing engineering integrity, design improvement and evolution of Debar's released products. The successful candidate will investigate product issues, develop engineering solutions and lead the technical content of product changes. While the principal focus will be existing products, the role will also contribute to larger product improvements and new development projects according to business priorities and team capacity. Our products integrate precision mechanical hardware with aluminium profiles, requiring strong mechanical design judgement and an understanding of how changes can affect the performance of the wider bifold door system. Key Responsibilities Product Sustaining, Improvement & Engineering Change Take technical design ownership of engineering issues and improvements relating to Debar's existing bifold hardware, systems and wider released product portfolio. Investigate product failures, recurring issues, customer complaints and warranty matters, developing robust engineering solutions and corrective product improvements where required. Redesign components and assemblies where required to improve performance, reliability, durability or cost. Assess the wider impact of proposed changes on mating components, aluminium profiles and overall system performance. Carry out tolerance analysis and tolerance stack-ups where required to resolve fit, function or performance issues. Lead the engineering content of product change requests, ensuring changes are properly assessed, documented and progressed through Debar's engineering change process. Create and update 3D CAD models, assemblies, manufacturing drawings, specifications and Bills of Materials associated with product changes. Own and maintain the technical content of documentation for released products, including end-user, fabrication and installation manuals, technical bulletins and supporting product information. Maintain accurate technical product data and configurations within relevant industry software, including Logikal, ensuring that approved profiles, hardware, rules and product changes are correctly reflected. Support product changes arising from supplier changes, material changes, component availability, obsolescence or alternative manufacturing requirements. Identify and progress opportunities for proactive product improvement and value engineering. Testing, Technical Issues & Collaboration Work collaboratively with Debar's Compliance & Testing function to support testing or validation required as a result of product changes. Support prototype components, trials and validation activity where required. Liaise with customers, system partners and internal commercial teams on technical issues relating to existing products, investigating concerns and developing appropriate engineering solutions. Work with suppliers on technical issues, alternative components, tooling changes and manufacturing feasibility. Communicate the technical implications of product changes clearly to relevant internal and external stakeholders. Product Development Support Contribute to larger improvements and enhancements to Debar's existing bifold hardware and systems. Support new product and system development projects according to business priorities and Technical Engineering resource requirements. Work collaboratively with Product Development

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