Product Design Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading British Manufacturer is seeking a Product Design Engineer to join their R&D team in Chard, Somerset. This role involves full product lifecycle development for electrical and electronic products, with opportunities for hybrid remote work. The company offers generous benefits, including relocation assistance, a strong pension scheme, and employee wellbeing programs.

Benefits

Relocation allowance

Generous holiday allowance

Lunchtime finish on Fridays

Employee wellbeing program

Pension and life insurance

Qualifications

• Experience in full design product development from concept to manufacture.
• Demonstrable experience in component or system modification.
• Good understanding of complex assemblies and loads.

Responsibilities

• Develop products from concept through to manufacturing.
• Collaborate with engineers and product managers.
• Ensure innovative and sustainable design solutions.

Skills

CAD modelling

Mechanical bias in Product Design

Plastic injection moulding

Manufacturing processes knowledge

Stress Analysis

Hand modelmaking skills

Job description

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Product Design Engineer - NPD for consumer/industrial, electrical/electronic products

Role is based on site in Chard, Somerset - some hybrid working (1 day a week from home) may be possible as/when workload allows

Generous benefits: relocation allowance (if required), Company pension and life insurance, wellness and health programmes and a lunchtime finish on a Friday!

Are you a Product Design Engineer with full concept to manufacture design experience? Have you designed consumer or industrial electrical or electronic appliances such as white goods/hair styling or power tools/medical scanners & diagnostic equipment? Would you like to be part of a team that develops the entire product lifecycle – and see your designs come out on the onsite production line? If you answered yes to the previous questions, could this role be the next step in your Product Design career?

Our client is a leading British Manufacturer with over 150 products manufactured here in the UK! One of them being a VERY familiar name throughout homes and businesses not just here in the UK, but worldwide!

More information about our client:

• Our client’s site is located on the glorious Somerset, Devon, and Dorset borders – the sea being just a short car journey away! So working here offers a semi-rural lifestyle, with access to the countryside and quick links to major towns and cities.
• Employee benefits include up to £3,000 in relocation allowance (if required), generous holiday allowance and after 5 years of service, you’ll be given an additional 5 days holiday! Contributory pension scheme with life insurance, lunchtime finish on a Friday, Christmas site closure, free parking on site, employee wellbeing program and discounts on local services.
• They support and encourage your learning, to ensure you grow and develop new skills and experience
• The R&D team are constantly updating and working with new technologies to ensure products are up to date and offer the best solutions possible to their diverse customer base.
• Manufacturing takes place on their 30 acre site in Chard - they export to over 90 countries globally!
• They’ve recently undergone substantial expansion, and invested £30 million to grow their business
• Great culture – all working together as a team. There are over 1200 employees onsite.
• Sustainability at the Core: Help to lead the way in eco-friendly, sustainable design that reduces waste and promotes a greener planet.
• Collaborate and Innovate: Work alongside top engineers, designers, and product managers in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
• Impact on Millions: Your designs will be used by millions of people globally!

What skills and experience will the Product Design Engineer need?

• Full design product development work from concept to manufacture, which includes use of tooling circles, CAD modelling software and demonstrable experience of component or system modification.
• Desirable: Mechanical bias with regards to your Product Design and Development experience
• Plastic injection moulding and/or sheet metalwork, fabricated assemblies, rotational moulding.
• Competent at producing Engineering drawings and schemes.
• Good understanding of a range of manufacturing processes and construction methods.
• Good appreciation of loads and forces acting within components and complex assemblies. Stress Analysis and CAE experience is desirable.
• Good hand modelmaking skills to demonstrate proof of principle models.

This advert represents a summary of the full role description. To apply, please submit a copy of your up to date CV clearly indicating your relevant experience. Applicants must have an existing right to work in the UK and evidence of eligibility will be required. Suitable candidates will be contacted.