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Joseph Joseph; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading houseware brand in Westminster is looking for a skilled engineer to lead new product development. Candidates should have a degree in engineering and be proficient in 3D CAD software. Responsibilities include designing innovative solutions and testing prototypes. The position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, and various employee perks including a bonus scheme and wellbeing support.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company performance-related bonus

Pension contribution

Exclusive staff discount

24/7 healthcare appointment support

Hybrid working conditions

Employee wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage technical risks, define and meet deadlines.
• Experience with verification and validation processes.
• Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, prototype, and test innovative technical solutions.
• Support the integration of technical solutions within products.
• Define technical specifications and perform verification tests.

Skills

3D CAD software proficiency

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Data-driven decision-making

Education

Degree in Design Engineering, Product Design, or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

FMEAs

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Job description

Overview

New Product Development · London · Hybrid

Responsibilities

• Design and Development: Design, develop, prototype, and test innovative technical solutions that meet performance, functional, and aesthetic requirements.
• Integration of Solutions: Support the integration of technical solutions within a manufacturable end-product vision.
• Specification and Testing: Define technical specification requirements, create test methods, and perform investigative verification and validation tests throughout all development phases.
• Team Collaboration: Work within cross-functional teams to deliver products on specification, time, and cost, collaborating with external agencies as needed to integrate electro/mechanical systems into product solutions.
• Problem Solving: Resolve engineering challenges thoroughly, balancing technical rigor with project delivery timelines.
• Supplier Interactions: Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships to influence technology and product roadmaps, including greater ownership of procurement processes.
• Risk and Reporting: Assess technical risks, define development plans, and report progress against project delivery milestones.
• Task Management: Organise and communicate task timelines, adapt schedules to dynamic priorities, and ensure timely delivery of engineering deliverables while communicating trade-offs where necessary.
• Data-Driven Decisions: Use advanced statistical tools, structural analysis, and measurement techniques to clearly present data, ensuring stakeholders can quickly understand and advise on next steps.
• A degree in Design Engineering, Product Design, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
• Excellent proficiency in 3D CAD software and design tools, including experience designing parts and assemblies for mass manufacture.
• Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals, including mechanisms, materials selection, and manufacturing processes, tool design and assembly methods.
• Practical experience with engineering tools like FMEAs, tolerance stack analysis, structural analysis, and finite element analysis (FEA).
• A creative problem-solver with the ability to multitask and adapt to rapidly changing project scope.
• Proven ability to manage technical risks, define and meet deadlines, and communicate effectively across teams.
• Strong attention to detail, with a logical and analytical mindset.
• Proficiency in creating and communicating design ideas through concept sketches, 3D models, prototypes, and technical drawings.
• Hands-on experience with verification and validation processes, ensuring all designs meet stringent quality standards.

Qualifications

• Joseph Joseph and our selected partners use cookies and similar technologies (together "cookies") that are necessary to present this website, and to ensure you get the best experience of it. If you consent to it, we will also use cookies for analytics purposes. At Joseph Joseph we loving solving everyday problems through intelligent design to create distinctive, functional products that are a pleasure to own and use. We are one of the world\'s leading houseware brands with a global presence spanning over 100 countries, available in most major department stores and independent houseware stores worldwide as well as our rapidly growing ecommerce channels.
• Competitive salary and holiday allowance
• Company performance related bonus
• A pension contribution
• An exclusive staff discount
• 24/7 healthcare appointment support
• Hybrid working - 3 days in office & 2 days from home and flex start/finish times
• External private employee wellbeing support
• Access to Perkbox
• Volunteer days
• Team Recognition scheme
• Training and Development
• Holiday carry-over scheme
• Season-ticket travel loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Parental Leave support
• Holiday trading (buy/sell) and extra holiday days for long service, Mental wellbeing support
• Holiday trading
• Additional holiday for length of service
• Company bonus scheme
• Generous discounts for you and friends and family
• Season ticket loan and cycle-to-work scheme
• Even more discounts with Perkbox
• New Product Development · London · Hybrid