Product Development Engineer

Tricel; Killarney; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Collaborative culture

Dynamic environment

Team oriented

Work life balance

International exposure

Employee assistance

Tax vouchers

Sports & social club

Wellbeing initiatives

Maternity leave

Job summary

Tricel, based in Killarney, Co. Kerry, is seeking a Product Development Engineer to join its environmental team. The role emphasizes hands-on problem solving, product improvement, and deepening design and system optimisation across wastewater treatment solutions.

You will lead design and development, work with R&D, production, and quality teams, and drive NPIs while applying lean principles. The position offers development opportunities and a collaborative, multi-country environment.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of practical technical experience in manufacturing, mechanical, automation, fabrication, or structural environments.
• Apprenticeship, trade qualification, technician background, or similar real-world technical training.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with a natural curiosity for understanding why systems behave the way they do.
• Experience supporting or contributing to product build, testing, commissioning, or development.
• Clear communication skills and willingness to share knowledge and support others.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the planning, design, and development of new and existing wastewater treatment systems.
• Analyse and troubleshoot technical challenges, delivering practical, innovative, and manufacturable solutions.
• Transform concepts into robust, scalable, cost-efficient designs ready for production.
• Work cross-functionally with R&D, production, quality, and operations to ensure successful project delivery.
• Drive New Product Introductions (NPIs), including documentation, validation, and process handover.
• Champion lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Integrate customer, installation, and field feedback into ongoing product enhancements.
• Support broader engineering activities in line with department and company goals.

Skills

Practical experience

Manufacturing environment

Troubleshooting skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Hands-on mindset

Communication skills

Education

Trade qualification or apprenticeship

Engineering qualification preferred

Job description

Product Development Engineer

Are you a hands-on technical professional who loves solving problems, improving products, and helping shape new engineering solutions? At Tricel, we are looking for Product Development Engineer to join our innovative and expanding environmental team. This role is based in Killarney, Co. Kerry and is ideal for someone with strong practical experience in manufacturing, mechanical, automation, fabrication, or structural environments who wants to move deeper into design, product development, and system optimisation.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead and support the planning, design, and development of new and existing wastewater treatment systems.
• Analyse and troubleshoot technical challenges, delivering practical, innovative, and manufacturable solutions.
• Transform concepts into robust, scalable, cost-efficient designs ready for production.
• Work cross-functionally with R&D, production, quality, and operations to ensure successful project delivery.
• Drive New Product Introductions (NPIs), including documentation, validation, and process handover.
• Champion lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Integrate customer, installation, and field feedback into ongoing product enhancements.
• Support broader engineering activities in line with department and company goals.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Skills & Qualifications

• Proven track record of practical technical experience in manufacturing, mechanical, automation, fabrication, structural, or related areas.
• Formal engineering qualifications is an advantage, not a requirement.
• Apprenticeship, trade qualification, technician background, or similar real-world technical training.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with a natural curiosity for understanding why systems behave the way they do.
• Experience supporting or contributing to product build, testing, commissioning, or development.
• Comfortable working across teams and collaborating with both technical and non-technical colleagues.
• High attention to detail with a solutions-focused, hands-on mindset.
• Clear communication skills and willingness to share knowledge and support others.

What we have on offer?

• Excellent development and growth opportunities
• A supportive and collaborative culture
• A fun and dynamic work environment
• Team oriented atmosphere
• Good work, life balance
• Opportunity to work across countries and cultures
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Tax-free vouchers to the value of €1,500
• Sports and Social club
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives
• Enhanced Maternity leave

Why Join Us?

At Tricel, you will join a family-run, award-winning engineering company where innovation, teamwork, and practical problem-solving are at the heart of everything we do. Headquartered in Killarney and supplying specialist products to over 50 countries, we are a global provider of high-performance composite solutions across the Water Storage, Environmental, Construction, and Materials sectors. Your work here will make a meaningful impact—helping to create cleaner water, better environmental outcomes, and smarter engineered systems. If you are curious, proactive, and enjoy figuring out how things work (and how they can work even better!), you will thrive in an environment where ideas move from concept to advanced manufacturing. Learn more at www.tricel.eu.

Tricel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.