Undergraduate Industrial Designer

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LOCATION: Hingham, Norfolk (NR9) – Office based role
DEPARTMENT: Engineering
SALARY: Competitive
TYPE: Full time/12 month FTC - 37 hours per week (Mon – Thurs: 8hrs/ Fri: 5 hrs – finish early)

About the role

As our Undergraduate Industrial Designer, you will play a crucial part in supporting the Industrial Design Manager in designing, developing and visualising new product concepts for our industry-leading aircraft seating. Working on both existing and future product lines, you will work closely with our new product development team to conceptualise new ideas, generate 3D CAD models and produce high-quality promotional assets as well as collaborating with both our Sales & Marketing and Programmes teams.

In your role as our Undergraduate Industrial Designer, you will:

Play a crucial role in supporting the Industrial Design Manager in designing, developing and visualising new product concepts for our industry-leading aircraft seats.

  • Follow our industrial design process, including identifying requirements and creating innovative solutions that answer the brief from all key stakeholders, ensuring a structured concept down selection is followed that meets programme timescales
  • Ideate new concepts via sketching and Adobe CC (Illustrator, Photoshop etc.)
  • Refine existing/generate new complex 3D CAD models using SolidWorks
  • Utilise our in-house 3D printing facility to fast-track concept analysis
  • Create renders and animations to support Sales & Marketing using Blender
  • Present your ideas and finished designs to the wider project team

About you

To help Mirus continue our journey of growth, you will bring a passion for aerospace or automotive design and engineering, along with:

  • BA / MA / MSc Product Design or Industrial Design or similar
  • Working towards a minimum 2:1​​

Desirable:

  • Industrial placement/work experience in a relevant field

Personal skills / attributes:

  • To have the drive and passion for design and engineering of world class products within aerospace or automotive industries
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal, written and graphical)
  • A team player/collaborator
  • Systemic thinking and problem solving skills
  • Innovative approach to design and problem solving

Our Graduate and Undergraduate programmes provide:

  • Industry exposure and experience
  • Insight into the world of aviation
  • Technical and professional development
  • Opportunities to work with the latest dynamic testing technology in a state of the art testing facility
  • Mentorship from our experienced team and leaders within the aviation industry
  • Training on aircraft seating industry best practices
  • Competitive salary with the potential for development opportunities within Mirus.

What we offer:

  • Competitive salary
  • Pension – up to 8% contribution (4% Employee/ 4% Employer)
  • 26 days holiday + bank holidays
  • Option to buy an additional one weeks’ leave
  • Early finish on a Friday
  • Agile working – flexibility around start and finish times in line with our policy
  • Training and development – Support, coaching and guidance from a team of industry leading specialists
  • Career progression
  • SimplyHealth – helps cover every day healthcare costs such as eye tests and dental check-ups, as well as providing mental health support and access to GP services
  • Recruitment referral scheme (monetary value rewards)
  • Long service awards
  • Social events throughout the year including our Christmas Party!

Application process

  1. Applications to be submitted via our careers page. For the application process, We kindly ask all applicants to submit a CV and portfolio of work, either work experience or educational projects alongside their application to help showcase their creativity, passion and experience with CAD, SolidWorks, Blender and any other software’s used alongside answering a few questions when submitting. 
  2. Once the application deadline closes, we will aim to get back to all applicants within 5 working days of this date.
  3. Successful applicants will be invited to an introductory video call with our Internal Resourcer.
  4. Applicants successful post introductory call will be invited to attend our assessment day at our Hingham, Norfolk office on (date TBC).
  5. Candidates offered one of our Graduate or Undergraduate roles will be notified for starting in Summer 2025.

 

So make Mirus your destination and join us on our journey.

About us

Founded in 2015, Mirus Aircraft Seating Ltd has grown rapidly to become a leading aircraft seating OEM, with operations in the UK, Malaysia and China.   We seek excellence at every step, from conception to delivery and beyond.

 

“Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way, by those who dare to challenge the accepted norm.”

Ben McGuire, Chief Executive Officer

We believe form, function, innovation, sustainability, and the best possible passenger experience are all mutual cornerstones of success when putting pen to paper on a new design and delivering to our airline customers.

Along with our proven record of delivering large and small scale OEM and airline retrofit programs to some of the biggest names in the industry, we are committed to bringing the highest quality seating and unparalleled service to our customers.

Our benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

    • Enhanced company pension. Up to 8% contribution (4% employee/ 4% employer)
    • 25 days annual leave with an additional day off on your birthday, plus bank holidays
    • Option to buy one week’s additional annual leave each year
    • Agile working. Flexible start and finish
    • Early finish on a Friday
    • Full company Christmas shut down
    • Training and development
    • Generous family friendly benefits
    • SimplyHealth (covers opticians, dental and GP)
    • Events planned throughout the year
    • Refer a friend scheme
    • Long service award
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At Mirus, we’re committed to creating a welcoming environment for all applicants. If you require any reasonable adjustments during your interview process, please let us know.