Please see contract position working for tier 1 automotive supplier based in Elmdon Birmingham CAD Engineer Duration: 6 Months Hourly rate: £40.ph OUTSIDE IR35 Main purpose of the job: * Development of final design CAD data within the engineering team ensuring that all product designs are manufacturing and tooling feasible, and meet the program requirements. Main missions and results: * Uses Catia V5/V6 to develop complex Interior Trim automotive assemblies from A-Surface in line with injection moulding best practices for tooling, assembly, package, and costing. * Works between Tier One and OEM Engineering Teams to present and negotiate and resolve issues with product design and specifications. * Uses Enovia V6 and 3Dexperience to release geometry into the OEM. * Understand and applies GD&T in line with component performance and material tolerances. * Confidently presents design reviews at all business levels. * Ensures that product designs consider: design for assembly, design for manufacture, quality functional deployment, finite element analysis data, dimensional variation analysis (In conjunction with DVA specialist). * Creates additional data sets as required by the program e.g. 2D drawing, section book, visualization files, exploded views etc. acc. IAC internal & customer requirements. * Pulling out and archiving CAD data into internal and customer-based data applications (e.g. PDM systems). * Prepare perspective illustrations to improve concept visualization and understanding. * Utilizes CAD and manual design equipment with emphasis on compatibility. * Support all general activities within his / her scope of work. * Office based (Solihull) in line with IAC UK Policy of Tuesday to Thursday working from the office. * Awareness of Tissx and protocols to work within Preferred Skills and Experience: * 2 years' experience in automotive instrument panel or interior trim design or 3 years' experience in automotive interior design * Knowledge of headliner, pillar trim, trunk and loadspace assemblies as injection moulding, post wrapped and compression formed parts preferred. * Knowledge of customer requirements and company manufacturing product and processes * Experience in surface development desirable * Specific experience in using the following Catia V5/V6 modules: * Part Design * Generative Shape Design * Assembly Design, Drafting * Functional Tolerancing and Annotation(V5)/3D Tolerancing and Annotation( V6) * DMU Space Analysis (V5) * familiarity with the various 3DX Enovia collaboration tools and methods for customer collaboration and releasing. * Fluent English If you want to apply for this exciting role please review and APPLY NOW