Assistant Design Engineer Job at Hounslow Full Time

12 – Month PlacementRight across infrastructure,theresa requirement to not onlymaintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stageyoureat in your career, with usyoullhave an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly,funand respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.Where will you be working?Aviation – Our Aviation team works across a wide range of specialist civil, mechanical and electrical engineering works including major international airports, regional airports and RAF airfields.Want to come and be a part of it?What will you be doing?Key ResponsibilitiesLarge transport systems like railways and airports rely on more than technical engineering

they depend ongood designthinking to make complex environments safe, usable,efficientand intuitive.This 12-month industrial placement is aimed at Product Design students who want to apply their skills in real,safety-critical,user-focusedenvironments across the Rail and Aviation industries.Youllwork on some of the UKs most complex infrastructure projects, supporting design teams and learning how design decisions shape passenger experience, operational efficiency andlong-termasset performance.Where will you be working?You will work across our Rail and Aviation teams, supporting projects that include:

Major airports and airfield infrastructureRail stations,depotsand operational environmentsPassenger-facingand operational systemsSafety-critical, regulated environments

These industries involve tight constraints, multiplestakeholdersand demanding users

making them ideal contexts for strong product and systems designers.What will you be doing?As an Assistant Design Manager (Product Design) on placement, your focus will be on design coordination, usability and system thinking, rather than detailed engineering calculations.Youllwork alongside Design Managers, engineers,architectsand construction teams to support the design process from concept through delivery.

Your work may include:

Supporting coordination of multidisciplinary design teams (engineering, architecture, M&E)Contributing toearly-stagedesign concepts andoptionstudiesParticipating in design reviews with a focus on user experience, accessibility,safetyand clarityHelping translate complex technical designs into understandable visuals,diagramsand presentationsUnderstanding how passenger, operator and maintainerneedsinfluence design decisionsSupporting design change control and tracking how requirements evolve over timeVisiting live sites to see how design decisions perform in real environments

Youllbe encouraged to bring a product design mindset, asking questions such as:

Who uses this space or system, and how?Is the design intuitive,legibleand robust?How do safety, standards and constraints shapegood design?How does design perform over its full lifecycle?

Who this placement is forThis placement is ideal if you are:

Studying Product Design, Industrial Design, DesignEngineeringor a closely related disciplineEligible for a 12-month industrial / sandwich placementInterested in applyinghuman-centreddesign beyond consumer productsCurious about how design works in regulated,real-worldenvironmentsComfortable working collaboratively across disciplinesSkills in sketching, CAD, visual communication,prototypingor service design are welcomed, but no rail or aviation experience isrequired.

Whatyoullgain from the placementExperience applying product design thinking to complex rail and aviation systemsUnderstanding of how infrastructure is designed for safety,usabilityand maintainabilityExposure to design constraints such as regulation, standards,costand programmeInsight into how designs move from concept to construction and operationMentoring from experienced design managers and engineersStrong materialfor yourfinal-yearportfolio and graduate applicationsHigh-performingplacement students may be considered for graduate roles or return placements upon completion of their degree.Whatsin it for you?Competitive placement salary

Paid holidaysStructured mentoring and support throughout the yearLearning and development opportunitiesOffice-, site-andhybrid-basedexperienceExposure to major national infrastructure projects

About usWe want to be an employer of choice anda great placeto work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference.Wereone of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

Were? responsible and go further for our people, clients,communitiesand the planetWere? open ?andseeknew and better ways of exceeding expectationsWere? together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the partsWere? ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whetheryourea trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our peoplebenefitfrom industry recognised programmes,trainingand development.Itsan exceptional time to be a part of M Group.?#MGroupR&A INDSTA

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