Product Development Engineer - Steel Fabrication Relocation

Jonathan Lee Group; St Michael's on Wyre; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Jonathan Lee Group is seeking a Product Development Engineer in Lancashire to design and develop sheet steel and fabricated components for industrial applications. You will drive concepts from initial ideas through to production, creating 2D/3D CAD models, technical drawings and calculations.

You will balance functionality, manufacturability and cost while coordinating prototypes and supporting testing. This role requires cross‑functional collaboration with Design, Production and Compliance

Qualifications

• Experience taking responsibility for engineering design and development activities through full lifecycle

Responsibilities

• Own the design and development of allocated product families, including conveyors, weighers, silos, hoppers, storage systems and large industrial containers, delivering improvements from concept to production.
• Create accurate 2D and 3D designs and engineering drawings, plus technical documentation and engineering calculations where appropriate.
• Develop solutions that balance functionality, manufacturability, materials, cost and quality.
• Coordinate prototypes and support product testing and verification, ensuring results are captured and used to strengthen the design.
• Contribute to product compliance by working closely with the Product Compliance Manager on technical files, documentation and design evidence.
• Manage development tasks and project timelines, providing clear progress updates and technical support to Production when issues arise.

Skills

2D CAD

3D CAD

Autodesk Inventor

SolidWorks

Engineering drawings

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Jonathan Lee Group is seeking a Product Development Engineer in Lancashire to design and develop sheet steel and fabricated components for industrial applications. You will drive concepts from initial ideas through to production, creating 2D/3D CAD models, technical drawings and calculations.

You will balance functionality, manufacturability and cost while coordinating prototypes and supporting testing. This role requires cross‑functional collaboration with Design, Production and Compliance