Product Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace engineering company is seeking a Product Engineer to join their team in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. The role encompasses support across the product lifecycle, emphasizing practical skills in a highly regulated environment. The company offers state-of-the-art facilities, a diverse workplace, and excellent career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Profit share and employee share schemes

Supportive career development and training programs

Fantastic benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience in aerospace or similarly regulated sectors required.
• Strong understanding of NPI and assembly processes.
• Familiarity with tools like Mathcad, Minitab considered beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Oversee assembly and testing of aerospace components.
• Define and improve assembly and test procedures.
• Lead New Product Introduction activities and risk assessments.

Skills

Aerospace experience

Analytical skills

Technical drawing interpretation

Assembly process understanding

Fault investigation

Tools

Mathcad

Minitab

Job description

Job Description

Product Engineer

Salary £48,000

Gloucestershire

The Opportunity

We are recruiting on behalf of a leading engineering client for a Product Engineer / Senior Product Engineer to join their aerospace facility in Tewkesbury. This is a hands-on, technically varied role supporting the full product lifecycle — from assembly and test to new product introduction and process development.

This role is ideal for engineers with strong practical and analytical skills who thrive in highly regulated, technically demanding environments.

Why my client?

• £45 million site investment with state-of-the-art facilities
• Profit share and employee share schemes
• Supportive career development and training programs
• Fantastic benefits package
• Diverse, inclusive workplace with a focus on wellbeing and innovation

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and support the assembly and testing of aerospace components and systems
• Define and improve assembly and test procedures
• Lead activities related to New Product Introduction (NPI), including PFMEA and risk assessments
• Troubleshoot technical issues and provide day-to-day engineering support to production
• Identify and manage obsolescence challenges
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including design, quality, and operations
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation including control charts and process guides

Essential Skills

• Experience in aerospace or similarly regulated engineering sectors
• Strong understanding of NPI, assembly processes, and fault investigation
• Familiarity with tools such as Mathcad, Minitab, or similar
• Ability to interpret and work with technical drawings and perform basic analysis
• Comfortable supporting both hands-on and documentation aspects of engineering

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge of servo valves, hydraulic systems, or flight control components
• Exposure to automation in an engineering context

Team & Culture

• Join a highly skilled team with a wide range of engineering experience
• Culture built on trust, collaboration, and strong community involvement
• Supportive environment with a focus on technical excellence and shared learning

Career Development

• Opportunities to progress into senior technical or specialist roles
• Access to further training and academic partnerships

If you're an experienced engineer looking to make an impact in a high-integrity aerospace environment, we'd love to hear from you.