Senior Design Engineer: NPD Lead for Industrial Filtration

Filtermist Limited; Telford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Filtermist Limited, established in Shropshire, seeks a Senior Design Engineer to lead the design and development of new products across Filtermist, Dustcheck and Kerstar brands from concept to production release. The role blends hands-on design with strong project leadership and cross-functional coordination.

You will work with Purchasing, Production, Test, Quality and Sales, ensuring CE/UKCA compliance and driving NPD through a stage-gate process.

Qualifications

• Degree or HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 7+ years of design engineering experience on industrial products.
• Proven track record of leading NPD projects from concept to launch.
• Expert user of Autodesk Inventor and/or SolidWorks.
• Experience with sheet metal construction and modern fabrication methods.
• Knowledge of structural and vessel design.
• Experience with CE/UKCA implementation.
• Willingness to travel, including internationally.
• Experience in dust control, oil mist, LEV or extraction systems.
• Experience with DFMEA.
• Experience with PDM/PLM and ERP systems.
• Lean or continuous improvement experience.
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status, or working towards it.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop new products from concept to commercial product, and improve existing products to grow market share.
• Produce concepts, engineering calculations, 3D models and drawings using CAD tools.
• Apply structural and vessel design principles, including wind loading for external units.
• Plan and oversee prototyping, testing and validation.
• Develop project estimates, budgets, timelines and milestones.
• Run projects through the stage-gate process with sign-off at each gate.
• Coordinate cross-functional resources to deliver a complete package to sales channels.
• Maintain live project plans and risk registers to inform management.
• Provide monthly progress reports to Head of Engineering.

Skills

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Degree or HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

SolidWorks

PDM/PLM systems

ERP systems

Job description

Filtermist Limited, established in Shropshire, seeks a Senior Design Engineer to lead the design and development of new products across Filtermist, Dustcheck and Kerstar brands from concept to production release. The role blends hands-on design with strong project leadership and cross-functional coordination.

You will work with Purchasing, Production, Test, Quality and Sales, ensuring CE/UKCA compliance and driving NPD through a stage-gate process.