Senior Product Design Engineer

Fabric Recruitment Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design company in East Midlands seeks a Senior Product Design Engineer. The role focuses on developing innovative designs, selecting materials, and collaborating with technical teams. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree and extensive experience in product design, particularly within the uPVC/Aluminium sector, ensuring designs meet performance goals and manufacturing feasibility.

Benefits

Life assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Free parking onsite

Career development

Annual appraisal reviews

Community engagement initiatives

Qualifications

• 10 years' experience within the uPVC/Aluminium industry.
• Experience with product testing and performance evaluations.
• Advanced use of design software like AutoCAD and Solidworks.

Responsibilities

• Leading the development of products and exploring new designs.
• Working closely with production and technical teams to identify challenges.
• Creating functional models and mock-up designs to test concepts.

Skills

3D Design

AutoCAD

Solidworks

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial design, product design or mechanical engineering

Job description

Senior Product Design Engineer

Ripley

40,000- 50,000

Introduction to the Company

With decades of experience and strong local roots, this forward-thinking company has grown into a trusted name in its industry. Guided by a clear set of values and a passion for innovation, it's now part of a wider network.

This role demands creative, hands-on designers who can drive innovative thinking while also ensuring designs are optimised for manufacture.

Description of the role:

• Leading the development of products by exploring new designs, materials and techniques.
• Working closely with the production team and technical service team to identify challenges.
• Ensuring tooling and material flows support with your design ideas.
• Creating functional models and mock-up designs to test design concepts.
• Choosing new materials and optimising them for production processes.
• Ensuring all designs and materials align with the performance goals of the product.

About you:

• Experience in 3D, AutoCAD and Solidworks.
• Bachelor's degree in industrial design, product design or mechanical engineering.
• Experience with product testing, performance evaluations and applying feedback.
• 10 years' experience of working within the uPVC/Aluminium industry.
• Advanced use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

Additional Information/Benefits:

• Life assurance and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Free parking onsite.
• Career development and annual appraisal reviews.
• Local community engagement initiatives.

If you are keen to join a successful business with the opportunity for career development, please don't hesitate to apply now!