R&D Project Engineer

THE COLLECTIVE NETWORK LIMITED; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Collective Network Limited in Abingdon is seeking an experienced R&D Project Engineer to turn customer wishes into real products. You’ll work hands-on from concept to production, using CAD to design, model parts, and create technical drawings while coordinating BOMs and supplier activities.

In this role you’ll move across design reviews, build and test phases, and production line troubleshooting, delivering varied engineering challenges and practical solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Project Engineer with hands-on CAD skills.
• Strong ability to model components/assemblies in a 3D CAD environment and create technical drawings.
• Degree-level engineering background required.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer wish-lists into CAD designs, BOMs, and supplier instructions.
• Chase suppliers, support build and test activities, and assist on the production line.
• Participate in design reviews and manage the project from concept to finished product.

Skills

5+ years Project Engineer experience

3D CAD modelling

Component/assembly modelling

Technical drawings

Problem-solving mindset

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

3D CAD software

Job description

R&D Project Engineer

Abingdon

Fancy taking a project from a blank sheet of paper right through to a customer sailing off happily into the sunset?

We're on the hunt for a Project Engineer who's not afraid to get their hands dirty. You'll be the one turning customer wish-lists into reality - working the CAD, sorting the BOMs, chasing suppliers, and getting stuck into build and test. One minute you're in a design review, the next you're out on the production line solving a problem nobody saw coming.

This isn't a desk-bound, watch-the-clock kind of job. You'll be involved from the very first sketch all the way through to the finished product - and everything in between. If you like variety, this is about as varied as engineering gets.

Sound like you? If you like variety, hate sitting still, and want to see your work rolling off the line, let's talk.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• Proper CAD ability - a degree-level engineering background, 5+ years' experience as a Project Engineer, and genuine skill in a 3D CAD environment, including component/assembly modelling and technical drawings


• A problem-solver's mindset - solid understanding of mechanical systems and fabricated components (steel, aluminium, plastics), and a knack for engineering your way out of a tricky spot with practical, innovative solutions


• Bonus points - any experience with GRP mouldings, fluid circuits, or electrical systems will get you noticed, though it's not a dealbreaker if you haven't