Engineer II Design Automation

Location: Slough, England, gb

Company Description

Company Description

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies.

We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6,000 people worldwide. We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet the latest environmental standards.

John Crane is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, helping to create a safer, more efficient, productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defence, space & aerospace, and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs approximately 16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries.

John Crane is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to crafting an inclusive environment for all employee

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Design Automation Engineer to drive innovation and efficiency across our engineering design processes. In this role, you will leverage technology to automate, streamline, and enhance engineering workflows, helping to improve productivity while maintaining the highest standards of product quality, compliance, and performance.

Working closely with the Senior Application Engineer and cross-functional teams, you will design, develop, implement, and support engineering automation solutions, applications, databases, and integrations. You will play a key role in developing configurable design systems, improving CAD automation capabilities, and ensuring engineering tools support business growth and operational excellence.

This is an exciting opportunity for a technically strong software professional who is passionate about automation, problem-solving, and continuous improvement within an engineering environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain engineering automation applications using Rulestream, C#.NET, and VB.NET to drive and automate configurable standard designs within Solid Edge.
• Collaborate with the Senior Application Engineer to develop applications, user interfaces, database structures, and system integrations.
• Develop and support engineering design automation solutions that improve efficiency, accuracy, and consistency across design processes.
• Work with SQL Server and Oracle databases to support application development and integration requirements.
• Perform full-stack development across desktop, web, and client-side applications while also acting as a Rulestream Architect.
• Apply industry-standard software design patterns, including Singleton, Factory, MVVM, and MVC, to create scalable and maintainable solutions.
• Support the development and implementation of CAD modelling and drafting standards.
• Partner with engineering, drafting, and operations teams to incorporate Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles into models and drawings.
• Continuously enhance design automation tools to improve engineering productivity and design accuracy.
• Maintain and support engineering-related tools and outputs, including spreadsheets, calculations, parts lists, and BOM generation processes.
• Develop and maintain system procedures to ensure consistent quality and adherence to company and industry standards.
• Provide technical guidance and training to colleagues and stakeholders where required.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, user guides, and process documentation.
• Support additional projects and continuous improvement initiatives as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience in software development.
• Strong experience in CAD Automation and/or Engineering Application Development.
• Experience working as a full-stack developer across desktop, web, and client applications.
• Strong understanding of:
  • Rulestream Architect, Engineer, VIA Web and Integration
  • ASP.NET, C#.NET, Entity Framework 6, LINQ
  • REST and SOAP APIs
  • Serialization technologies
  • jQuery, AJAX, ReactJS and/or Angular
  • Bootstrap and Material UI
  • JSON and XML
  • WinForms and WPF
• Experience working with SQL Server and Oracle databases.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail and commitment to delivering quality solutions.
• Ability to communicate effectively in spoken and written English.

Additional Information

With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity.

Across our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people, and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of Smiths around our network.

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation – including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career’s website (Careers - Smiths Group plc)