Senior Product Engineer

Permanent Futures Limited; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Permanent Futures Limited in Cardiff is seeking a Senior Product Engineer to own the product lifecycle, drive improvements and support transfer of new products into manufacturing.

You will work with R&D, Manufacturing and Quality, lead problem-solving and continuous improvement initiatives, and help sustain engineering activities across the site.

Qualifications

• Experience in product lifecycle engineering within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with NPI/NPD, product development, validation or sustaining engineering.
• Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead product lifecycle projects from development to implementation.
• Drive improvements focusing on quality, reliability, manufacturability and performance.
• Support transfer and validation of new products into manufacturing.
• Collaborate with R&D and cross-functional teams on product changes.

Skills

Product lifecycle engineering

NPI/NPD

Product development

Root cause analysis

Kaizen / Continuous Improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Senior Product Engineer

Location: Cardiff

Salary: £57,000 + Bonus

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:

• 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.