Job Description

Job Accountabilities

Job Family

Engineering & Science (ENS)

Sub Job Family

Job Title

Development Engineer

Career Level

Individual Professional

Job Description / Purpose of the Job

As a key member of a small team of experts, the job-holder will be engaged in engineering project work, to develop and improve metal packaging products and manufacturing processes, from ideas and concepts, through development and on to implementation in a Crown plant.

Typical Accountabilities

* Use CAD (SolidWorks) to design metal packaging components, tools, and machine parts.
* Organise and undertake product and process development work in the technical facilities at Crown Technology , setting up equipment and manufacturing samples for testing, demonstration and customer trials.
* Evaluation and proving of new product specifications.
* Generation of product manufacturing standards and specifications.
* Transfer technology into the manufacturing plants, preparing the necessary documentation, providing. commissioning support and demonstrating capability against dimensional and performance requirements.
* Provide a problem solving resource to the operations, helping resolve manufacturing issues in Crowns plants.

Typical People Management Responsibility (direct / indirect reports)

XX

Approximate number of people managed in total (all levels)

Matrix Manager (projects/dotted line)

Manager of a team

Grandfather (manager of a manager)

Impact on Innovations and changes

(What is the expected extent of change of a function in terms of processes, systems, etc.?)

Main Challenges

Complexity

* CAD design of products, tooling and machine parts
* Organising, scheduling and safe execution of project work in CTs facilities
* Undertaking prototype equipment and tooling set-up to deliver samples
* Conducting product testing, and proving product and process specification changes
* Sample documentation &traceability
* Equipment Key Contact for safety and training requirements
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* Medium
* Medium
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* * Low
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* Low

Job Requirements

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Essential

Desirable

* Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
* A strong mechanical design ability with CAD experience.
* Ability to perform hands on tooling and machine set-up
* Problem solving ability
* Able to drive project work with the minimum of supervision
* Ability to travel (20% of time)

* Experience in manufacturing environment
* * * *

Key Relationships to reach solutions / interfaces (communication)

Internal (to company or team)

External (to company)

* Weekly work-load Team Leader
* Project work requirements Senior Engineers and Project Managers
* Scheduling test work and use of equipment and facilities Technicians and Engineers
* Technology transfer - Plant personnel
* Best practice / knowledge sharing - Counterparts on other CT/Crown sites

* Technology and process development - Equipment & material suppliers established and new
* Specification of development equipment equipment suppliers
* Calibration & equipment suppliers and service engineers
* Material developments metal suppliers
* Occasional supervision of temporary staff
* Parts manufacture Vendors
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Travel

Crown is an equal opportunity employer. Crown does not discriminate against any candidate or employee on the basis of race, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.