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Jordan Cain

Jordan Cain

Altrincham,Trafford

Summary

Skilled Design Engineer with experience designing steel structures in load bearing applications. Strong ability to design bespoke solutions to complex engineering problems. Track record of high achievement, proven by an employee of the month award and the opportunity to lead design on high value projects.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work history

Design Engineer

Astra Group
Manchester
01.2025 - Current
  • Produced technical drawings for more than fifteen unique clients
  • Managed up to four simultaneous projects, ensuring strict deadlines were withheld
  • Met with project managers to understand project requirements, before providing assistance with design basis
  • Conducted site visits to retrieve dimensions
  • Optimised design process by creating a library of more than forty standard components, improving efficiency

Design Engineer

CLD Physical Security Systems
Sandbach
07.2023 - 12.2024
  • Collaborated with project managers to understand customer requirements in order to provide a design to suit their specifications
  • Maintain internal customer relations to enhance business performance, reducing project timelines
  • Produced over fifteen customer facing drawings per week for high status clients in the construction and entertainment industries
  • Successful in delivering the final design for a large animal enclosure
  • Checked and issued more than twenty manufacturing drawing per week to production

Special Products Technician (Part-time)

EP Barrus
Bicester
10.2022 - 05.2023
  • Resolved issues with product testing by designing bespoke components and creating technical drawings for manufacture
  • Generated more than twenty technical drawings for manufacture

R&D Technician

EP Barrus
Bicester
08.2021 - 07.2022
  • Organised project resources for more than five different projects, ensuring cost-effective and efficient procurement
  • 3D printed more than fifteen unique prototype parts
  • Successful in managing a project to deliver a show engine. More than five parts were modelled in SOLIDWORKS before 3D printing the final products.
  • Assisted new employees by providing on the job training and explaining company design processes
  • Go-to person for production support on the new build inboard production line

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) -

Oxford Brookes University

A-Levels & GCSEs -

Sale Grammar School

Skills

  • Time Management
  • Critical Thinking
  • Project Management
  • Manufacturing processes understanding
  • Process optimisation

Accomplishments

- Employee of the Month for CLD Physical Security Systems

- One of three employees at EP Barrus who was skilled in using specialist CMM quality control machine

- Design of suspended signage at a major UK airport

Software

  • AutoCAD
  • SOLIDWORKS
  • Autodesk Inventor
  • Eiger 3D Printing
  • Microsoft Office

Timeline

Design Engineer

Astra Group
01.2025 - Current

Design Engineer

CLD Physical Security Systems
07.2023 - 12.2024

Special Products Technician (Part-time)

EP Barrus
10.2022 - 05.2023

R&D Technician

EP Barrus
08.2021 - 07.2022

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) -

Oxford Brookes University

A-Levels & GCSEs -

Sale Grammar School
Jordan Cain