Graduate Design Engineer (Retail Display / F+F), UK any

Join the global leader in responsible marketing activation services. At HH Global, we help the world’s most recognized brands turn their growth ideas into measurable impact through responsible marketing activation.

We are a global marketing activation partner that connects brands to their customers and delivers sustainable marketing execution at scale. With over 4,000 colleagues across more than 55 countries, you’ll join a diverse, high-performing community, empowered to deliver sustainable, innovative solutions for our clients.

Purpose of the job

Working as part of your cross-functional team, you will transform visualized retail concepts into manufacturing ready drawings, ensuring design concepts are converted into functional and high-quality production ready units on time and within budget. You will be the design champion for your team’s projects, owning the design and making it your responsibility to deliver it to the best quality possible.

As a Design Engineer, you will possess extensive knowledge of manufacturing materials, processes, and costs, and ideally you will demonstrate experience of global manufacture. You will be required, when necessary, to work directly with clients which may include project briefings and presentations. You will be responsible for checking prototypes and factory first-off production units, presenting them to clients as appropriate to advance the project.

You are responsible for meeting deadlines, working with your colleagues to design retail solutions that can be manufactured to client expectations. You will need to manage your own time effectively and communicate clearly with your team members to ensure all is on track. Please ensure you include a Portfolio in your application. This role can be based anywhere within The UK.

Key responsibilities

• Working with the conceptual designer to realize the chosen design - take approved visuals / concepts and produce 3D models and manufacturing drawings using SolidWorks.
• Sketch solutions to assembly / manufacturing challenges or for estimation purposes.
• Ensure projects are designed to budget, actively looking for and promoting cost-saving opportunities during the design development.
• Work closely with technical buyers to develop the appropriate combination of design and supplier, ensuring that designs meet the manufacturing capabilities of the supply base.
• Manage the build and completion of your prototypes, ensuring the unit is presented to the client to the highest quality and on time.
• Visit factories as needed to verify display unit construction, specifications, and quality.
• Create project documentation that adheres to company defined processes - detailed parts lists, QC reports, risk assessments and assembly guides.
• Ensure designs are fit for purpose, adhering to any client requirements or health & safety needs - conduct testing if required.
• Manage your time and projects to meet agreed deadlines.
• Maintain excellent communication across all departments ensuring all relevant project information is circulated to all parties.

Qualifications

• Degree or similar level qualification in product design engineering or related discipline.
• Experience of working in POP / POSM retail fixture design industry (ideally).
• Working understanding and experience in designing for manufacture in: Metal (sheet, wire tubular fabrication, welding, and finishing), Plastic (sheet fabrication, vacuum forming, injection moulding, extrusion), Wood (fabrication and finishing).
• Design development and project process awareness.
• Experienced user of 3D parametric CAD (SolidWorks preferred) plus M365.
• A good communicator, able to get ideas across and manage expectations.
• Good sketching ability.
• Good time management, working in an organized fashion.
• Positive approach to problem solving / lateral thinking.
• High attention to detail.
• Very good interpersonal skills - works well in a team environment and confident in front of clients.

Belonging is at the heart of HH Global. We don’t just talk about inclusion; our teams recognize it as a fundamental part of our culture. Join the global leader in responsible marketing activation services and bring your authentic self to a team that values you for who you are.

We welcome job applications from all suitably qualified candidates and will make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process to accommodate you. If you require this job advertisement in an alternative format, please reach out to HR.EMEA@hhglobal.com.