Liam Patterson

Mechanical Engineer

Chartered Mechanical Engineer with 5 years of experience in automotive product development and manufacturing. Delivered £3M+ in design cost reductions through DFM and process improvement.

[email protected] +44 7700 900654 Birmingham, UK

Languages

Skills

Work Experience

Mechanical Engineer

Jaguar Land Rover

Sep 2020 — PresentCurrentCoventry, UK

Designed structural components for EV platform using CATIA V5, passing all FEA validation on first submission
Led DFM review reducing part count by 22% and saving £1.8M in per-vehicle manufacturing costs
Coordinated cross-functional team of 12 engineers to deliver suspension system upgrade on schedule
Reduced prototype testing cycle by 25% by introducing parametric CAD templates across 6 subassemblies

Graduate Mechanical Engineer

Rolls-Royce

Sep 2018 — Sep 2020Derby, UK

Completed 4 rotations across turbine design, manufacturing, and testing as part of graduate programme
Designed cooling channel modifications improving turbine blade thermal efficiency by 8%
Produced technical reports and drawings to BS 8888 standard for 15+ components

Skills

CAD

CATIA V5SolidWorks

Simulation

FEA / ANSYS

Standards

GD&T

Methods

DFM / DFALean Manufacturing

Quality

FMEA

Tools

MATLAB

Management

Project Management

Education

MEng Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

University of Birmingham

2014 — 2018First Class Honours

Languages

English

Native

German

Basic