Student Design Engineer (12 month undergraduate student placement)
CompanyNiftylift Ltd
Location
Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At5/13/2026
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Description
1 Company Overview
Niftylift Limited is a private UK company, which was founded in 1985, and has achieved sustained sales growth year on year to become one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of mobile elevated work platforms. With over 75% of our products exported, we have a vast sales and dealer export network across 40+ countries worldwide, supported by 400+ employees in the UK, based across three centres of excellence manufacturing sites.
2 Role Overview
The Primary role is to support existing products in production. Key activities include problem solving, support to the Product Team, engineering change control, and designing solutions for customer options.
3 Relationships
Responsible to: Principal/ Senior Design Engineers
Liaison with: Product Support Engineers, Production personnel, Purchasing, Quality, Development, Service Department, other Design Engineers
4 Main tasks
Daily support for existing Mobile Elevating Work Platform products in production;
Solve engineering problems relating to production line assembly problems, customer options and feedback; engineering change requests;
Design solutions to problems on existing products and support the Production Engineering and Production departments to implement the solution. (Customer feedback, Stakeholder Team meetings);
Support Quality and Purchasing departments with technical leadership;
Prepare CAD/manage models in Creo;
Produce Engineering drawings to BS8888;
Conduct experiments to solve 8D problems as part of the company's team-based problem-solving methodology;
Undertake the assembly of Prototype systems;
Oversee the operation of first off production builds;
Produce Process documentation and work instructions to support introduction of new designs/customer options;
Work safely to standard operating procedures;
Fault-find own work and assist with machine commissioning;
Maintain high standards of workplace organisation and cleanliness.
The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role and the organisation's overall business objectives, this may include the training and mentoring of colleagues.
5 Qualifications & Experience
Niftylift Limited is a private UK company, which was founded in 1985, and has achieved sustained sales growth year on year to become one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of mobile elevated work platforms. With over 75% of our products exported, we have a vast sales and dealer export network across 40+ countries worldwide, supported by 400+ employees in the UK, based across three centres of excellence manufacturing sites.
2 Role Overview
The Primary role is to support existing products in production. Key activities include problem solving, support to the Product Team, engineering change control, and designing solutions for customer options.
3 Relationships
Responsible to: Principal/ Senior Design Engineers
Liaison with: Product Support Engineers, Production personnel, Purchasing, Quality, Development, Service Department, other Design Engineers
4 Main tasks
Daily support for existing Mobile Elevating Work Platform products in production;
Solve engineering problems relating to production line assembly problems, customer options and feedback; engineering change requests;
Design solutions to problems on existing products and support the Production Engineering and Production departments to implement the solution. (Customer feedback, Stakeholder Team meetings);
Support Quality and Purchasing departments with technical leadership;
Prepare CAD/manage models in Creo;
Produce Engineering drawings to BS8888;
Conduct experiments to solve 8D problems as part of the company's team-based problem-solving methodology;
Undertake the assembly of Prototype systems;
Oversee the operation of first off production builds;
Produce Process documentation and work instructions to support introduction of new designs/customer options;
Work safely to standard operating procedures;
Fault-find own work and assist with machine commissioning;
Maintain high standards of workplace organisation and cleanliness.
The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role and the organisation's overall business objectives, this may include the training and mentoring of colleagues.
5 Qualifications & Experience
The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background and one or more of the following qualifications;
Working towards a degree in an Engineering field.
Engineering design experience in industry.
The ideal candidate will also be able to demonstrate:
An understanding of controls systems, software, and structural design, hydraulics, packaging requirements and recognise the importance of good product quality;
Experience in support of vehicle testing and development;
Experience of mechanical or electrical CAD design packages, particularly Creo, AutoCAD 2D, and Windchill PDMLink 10 would be advantageous but not essential;
Experience in Off Road Vehicle design and practical experience in plant maintenance or other agricultural equipment would be advantageous.
6 Characteristics
Strong problem-solving ability;
Excellent communication skills;
Flexibility;
Able to work individually as well as a team member;
Good attention to detail and consistently produces high quality work;
A keen desire to learn new technologies.
7 Benefits
Annual bonus (for indication only) based on recent average £500 per annum
25 days holiday (increases with service, up to 30 days), plus bank holidays
Staff discounts
Cycle to Work Scheme
Referral Scheme
Discounted gym memberships
Free on-site parking
Subsidised refreshments (lunch and drink options).
Free quarterly company lunches
Free family events
Health cover scheme for dental, optical etc. (Kids membership included for free)
5% contributory pension
Life insurance scheme
Workwear (including safety shoes and PPE)
On-site changing rooms and showers
8 Salary
Competitive
9 Closing Date
Friday 3rd July 2026
Please note that the advert can close early if we reach a substantial number of applications.
Working towards a degree in an Engineering field.
Engineering design experience in industry.
The ideal candidate will also be able to demonstrate:
An understanding of controls systems, software, and structural design, hydraulics, packaging requirements and recognise the importance of good product quality;
Experience in support of vehicle testing and development;
Experience of mechanical or electrical CAD design packages, particularly Creo, AutoCAD 2D, and Windchill PDMLink 10 would be advantageous but not essential;
Experience in Off Road Vehicle design and practical experience in plant maintenance or other agricultural equipment would be advantageous.
6 Characteristics
Strong problem-solving ability;
Excellent communication skills;
Flexibility;
Able to work individually as well as a team member;
Good attention to detail and consistently produces high quality work;
A keen desire to learn new technologies.
7 Benefits
Annual bonus (for indication only) based on recent average £500 per annum
25 days holiday (increases with service, up to 30 days), plus bank holidays
Staff discounts
Cycle to Work Scheme
Referral Scheme
Discounted gym memberships
Free on-site parking
Subsidised refreshments (lunch and drink options).
Free quarterly company lunches
Free family events
Health cover scheme for dental, optical etc. (Kids membership included for free)
5% contributory pension
Life insurance scheme
Workwear (including safety shoes and PPE)
On-site changing rooms and showers
8 Salary
Competitive
9 Closing Date
Friday 3rd July 2026
Please note that the advert can close early if we reach a substantial number of applications.