Own a product from an industrial designer's concept through to full production, running the SolidWorks, the mechanisms, the moulding and the China relationship yourself. This Product Design Engineer role in Biggleswade pays £50,000 to £55,000.
Scope of the Role
As a Product Design Engineer, you will take concepts from the in-house industrial designer and turn them into manufacturable products, owning the engineering from CAD through to production:
- Model multi-part assemblies, linkages, mechanisms and complex surfacing in SolidWorks at an advanced level .
- Drive design for manufacture across metals and plastics, including moulding, overmoulding and tooling.
- Own the relationship with the China engineering team, travelling out two to three times a year.
- Mentor a more junior engineer moving into SolidWorks and design.
Key Skills and Experience Required
- Extensive experience as a Product Design Engineer, Design Engineer or Mechanical Design Engineer, concept to production.
- Advanced SolidWorks, including multi-part assemblies, linkages, mechanisms and complex surfacing, built unaided.
- A solid background in metals and plastics, injection moulding, overmoulding and mechanism design.
- Experience handing designs to manufacturing, ideally with China or Far East exposure.
- FEA experience is an advantage, not essential.
Salary and Benefits
- £50,000 to £55,000
- 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy more
- Pension contribution
- Mental health and wellbeing support, including 24/7 GP access
- Employee discount scheme and death in service insurance
As a Product Design Engineer here, you will join a small, tight design team of four to five, working alongside three engineers in China. A British heritage brand that is sold on design and pride of ownership as much as function, and has recently won an iF Design award, a Red Dot award and a Queen's Award. The newly refurbished studio has an open-plan floor and a fully kitted workshop. The business is growing and moving beyond its core category, giving you real scope to shape what comes next.
How to Apply
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