Development Designer; CAD Engineer

Founded in 1984 AFL is an industry-recognized global leader in optical fiber network infrastructure. Our customer-first high-speed fiber network solutions serve various markets including energy enterprise and hyperscale across 130 countries. Products and services include single- and multi-mode optical fiber cable test and inspection equipment and our award-winning Data Center Interconnect solution enabling centralized resource management for enhanced performance across multiple data center facilities.

Our recent European expansion brings end-to-end sustainable optical fiber solutions closer to our valued EMEA customers prioritizing customer satisfaction while lowering emissions in line with our Environment Social and Governance (ESG) strategy.

AFL is headquartered in Spartanburg South Carolina United States with facilities in multiple global locations including the UK Canada India China Mexico and Australia. AFL is a subsidiary of Fujikura Ltd.

Key responsibilities

New Product Development

Creation of manufacturing documentation

Product qualification as part of NPD project

Supporting Product Engineering to release product into production.

General and Task Management

Support the creation and maintenance of process documentation associated with the analysis process

Participate in design reviews

Participate in DFMEA (Design Failure Mode & Effects Analysis) processes (based on standards)

Support validation/measurement tests

Support reaching the quality costs and delivery targets of the program

Report all resulting data from validation testing

Support design review and contribute to achievement of Engineering milestones as well as customer program milestones

Contribute to continuous improvement activities

Quality control of work by appropriate reviews

Support and lead process improvement activities

Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems.

Preferred qualifications & experience

- 1 year experience of modelling and creation of assemblies within Solid Works

- Mechanical Engineering degree ideal but not essential

- ISO Drawing standards ability to interpret create drawings to meet standards

This role will be based in Milton Keynes on a hybrid working arrangement

Required Experience:

IC