Product Development Engineer in Kettering

£40,000 – £45,000 + Pension Contribution 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays Clear Career Progression & Professional Development

Location: Northamptonshire

Reference: BP 239

ATA Recruitment are supporting a leading UK manufacturer of engineered machinery and fabricated products in their search for a Product Development Engineer. This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking engineering team where you will play a key role in developing innovative products, improving existing designs, and helping to drive continued growth.

This position offers clear progression, technical development, and the chance to see your designs move from concept through to manufacture and commissioning.

The Role – Product Development Engineer

As a Product Development Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering engineered design solutions across a wide range of mechanical, fabricated, and sheet-metal-based products. You will work closely with engineering, projects, manufacturing, and sales teams to ensure all designs are fit-for-purpose, compliant, and optimised for efficient manufacture.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out innovative product design using SolidWorks, producing accurate 3D models and detailed manufacturing drawings.
• Lead design improvements and continuous development of existing product lines.
• Produce technical documentation, including manuals, specifications, bills of materials (BOMs), and CE-compliant engineering documents.
• Manage and maintain BOMs within the company ERP system.
• Ensure all designs adhere to engineering standards, quality expectations, regulatory requirements, and health and safety guidelines.
• Support the design review process and challenge existing methods to improve cost, manufacturability, and performance.
• Liaise closely with internal teams to ensure designs meet customer and operational requirements.

About You

You will be an ambitious and technically capable Product Development Engineer with a strong foundation in mechanical design.

Experience & Skills Required for the Product Development Engineer role:

• Strong background in sheet metal and fabricated product design is essential.
• Knowledge of special-purpose machinery design is advantageous.
• Understanding of electrical principles is beneficial.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple design tasks simultaneously.
• Innovative thinker with excellent problem-solving ability and a hands-on approach.

Why Apply?

• Join a business that invests heavily in career development and engineering innovation.
• Strong pipeline of new product development projects.
• Work across the full product lifecycle — concept, design, documentation, build support, and commissioning.
• Be part of a collaborative engineering team where your ideas will directly influence product performance and customer solutions.

ATA Recruitment are working exclusively with this client we will be conducting a short list starting today, we will conduct the 1st interview over the phone and the successful candidates will then be forwarded to our client with our recommendation.

If you wish to be considered for this opportunity then please respond with your intention as we are looking to fill this role in the not-so-distant future, you will then be contacting by one of our Recruitment Consultant who will be able to provide more details.

Contact: Bhav Patel Recruitment Consultant

ATA Recruitment specialises in Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Civil, Transportation and general Engineering recruitment on both a permanent and contract basis – for more opportunities like this one, visit our website.

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.