Mechanical Design Engineer

Location:

Concept House, Bracken beck Road, Bradford, BD7 2LW

Technical Manager

Salary is negotiable and will reflect the successful candidate’s skills, experience and qualifications.

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 and an expanding product pipeline, we are creating a new Mechanical Design Engineer position within our Technical Engineering team.

Our development work follows two complementary routes: collaborating with external systems houses and industry partners to create hardware solutions for their door systems; and developing Debar's own proprietary or white-label bifold and other system solutions for selected global markets.

The role may support either or both routes. The successful candidate will take mechanical components and assemblies from concept through detailed design, prototyping, testing and production, while contributing technical expertise in discussions with customers and partners where required.

Our products integrate precision hardware with aluminium profiles, so sound judgement around tolerances, fit, movement, materials and manufacturing methods is essential.

• Design and develop mechanical components, assemblies and product concepts for bifold door hardware and systems, together with other products as required.
• Work with systems houses, fabricators and industry partners to understand technical requirements and develop hardware solutions that integrate effectively with their systems.
• Design and develop Debar’s proprietary and white-label bifold and other system solutions for introduction into appropriate global markets.
• Create accurate 3D CAD models, assemblies, manufacturing drawings, specifications and Bills of Materials.
• Take designs from initial concept through detailed engineering, prototype, testing, validation and production release.
• Consider how hardware interacts with aluminium profiles and the complete door system, including alignment, movement, adjustment, load transfer and long-term performance.
• Carry out tolerance analysis and tolerance stack-ups to achieve reliable fit, function and manufacturability.
• Undertake appropriate engineering calculations and analysis to substantiate design decisions and product performance.
• Contribute ideas for future products and provide practical engineering input into product and system opportunities.

• Apply Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFM/DFA) principles across relevant processes including machining, extrusion, die casting, injection moulding, pressing and mechanical assembly.
• Work with Production, Quality and the wider Supply Chain to resolve manufacturing, tooling, quality and cost considerations.
• Support prototype builds, product testing and the structured investigation of issues arising during development and product launch.
• Maintain drawing revisions and engineering change records, ensuring design changes are controlled and validated.
• Improve and value-engineer existing products without compromising performance or quality.
• Refine and value-engineer products during development and launch without compromising performance or quality.

• Communicate technical concepts, design decisions and development progress clearly to colleagues, customers, system partners and suppliers.
• Translate commercial, customer or system requirements into practical, manufacturable engineering solutions.

• Degree, HND or equivalent recognised higher-level qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design…