Senior Product Engineer

Futures; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Futures in Cardiff is seeking an experienced Senior Product Engineer to own a range of product lifecycle, development and improvement projects within a manufacturing environment.

You will collaborate with R&D, Manufacturing and Quality teams to support existing products, drive improvements and successfully transfer new products and processes into production.

Qualifications

• Experience across product lifecycle engineering, NPI/NPD, product development, validation or sustaining engineering.
• Strong background within a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support product lifecycle engineering projects from initial development through implementation.
• Drive product and process improvements focusing on quality, reliability, manufacturability and performance.
• Support transfer and validation of new products and processes into manufacturing.
• Work with R&D and cross-functional engineering teams on product changes and technical projects.
• Lead structured problem-solving activities and root cause investigations.
• Identify and deliver Continuous Improvement / Kaizen opportunities.
• Provide technical engineering support to manufacturing and wider operational teams.
• Support engineering documentation, validation and change-control activities.

Skills

Product lifecycle engineering

NPI/NPD

Product development

Validation

Sustaining engineering

Root cause investigations

Continuous Improvement/Kaizen

Manufacturing

R&D collaboration

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Product Engineer to join a leading manufacturing organisation currently experiencing an impressive period of growth, investment and expansion.

This is a key engineering position within the site, taking ownership of a range of product lifecycle, development and improvement projects. You’ll work closely with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality and other cross‑functional teams to support existing products, introduce improvements and successfully transfer new products and processes into manufacturing.

The Role

As Senior Product Engineer, you will:

• Lead and support product lifecycle engineering projects, from initial development through to implementation.
• Drive product and process improvements, focusing on quality, reliability, manufacturability and performance.
• Support the transfer and validation of new products and processes into manufacturing.
• Work closely with R&D and cross‑functional engineering teams on product changes and technical projects.
• Lead structured problem‑solving activities and root cause investigations.
• Identify and deliver Continuous Improvement / Kaizen opportunities.
• Provide technical engineering support to manufacturing and wider operational teams.
• Support engineering documentation, validation and change‑control activities.

About You:

We’re looking for an experienced Product Engineer or similar with a strong background within a manufacturing environment. You’ll ideally have experience across product lifecycle engineering, NPI/NPD, product development, validation or sustaining engineering.