Anthony Barnicott

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ABOUT ANTHONY BARNICOTT

Niche-vehicle specialist with over 15 years of end-to-end automotive engineering experience, spanning concept styling bucks to road-legal, low-volume supercars. I pair deep low-voltage electrical know-how (12–24 V architectures, custom looms, CAN integration, lighting) with cutting-edge additive manufacturing and CAD to deliver elegant, build-ready solutions, fast.What I do today Head of Technical Engineering, Vital (UK)- Lead cross-disciplinary teams through R&D, Design & prototype build- Grew an internal AM facility to a multi-material cell (FDM, SLA, SLS)- Mentor engineers and apprentices; champion design-for-manufacture, safety and robust wiring standards across programmes. How I got here - Senior Manufacturing Engineer / AM Lead, Vital – Managed studio support and harness design, bringing rapid-iteration culture into the styling phase- Design Engineer, Noble Automotive- Design Engineer, Oakley Design – Bespoke / limited-edition hypercars- Design & Development Engineer, Arash Motor Company – Full-vehicle design on Arash AF8 & AF10; delivered low-weight LV systems and composite hardware. Technical arsenal - Electrical: system architecture, wiring-loom design - CAD: SolidWorks, Fusion 360, CATIA (surfacing & parametric)- Additive: FDM, SLA, SLS, design-for-additive, post-processing, small-batch production - Tooling & test: rapid jig & fixture creationBeyond the day job - Formula Student: three-year competitor (Chief Mechanic & Team Lead) and five-year volunteer Design Judge—paying expertise forward- BSc (Hons) Automotive Engineering, University of Hertfordshire (2:1), motorsport focus. I thrive where creativity meets constraints, crafting reliable, lightweight designs that delight drivers, satisfy regulators and keep programmes on schedule. Always open to collaboration on next-gen EVs, limited-run performance cars or anything that still smells vaguely of brake dust.Let’s build something exceptional.