Design Engineer in Southampton

Our growing engineering clients based close to Havant have an exciting opportunity for a Design Engineer to join their growing team.
The Design Engineer will play a key role in the design, development, and certification of the companys product portfolio.
This position combines hands-on product design engineering with regulatory compliance integration, ensuring products are technically robust, manufacturable, and fully certified to relevant UK, European, and international control standards. The role is design-led and technically focused, supporting products from early concept generation through detailed design, testing, certification, and ongoing lifecycle management.
Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop new product concepts and engineered solutions aligned with performance and market requirements.
• Produce detailed 3D models and assemblies using CAD software.
• Generate accurate manufacturing drawings, including tolerances, materials, and fabrication details.
• Conduct design reviews and iterate concepts based on performance, cost, and manufacturability.
• Support prototype development and hands-on evaluation.
• Contribute to value engineering and continuous product improvement initiatives
• Research new materials, mechanisms, and system improvements to enhance performance and reliability.
• Support feasibility studies and concept validation testing.
• Develop technical solutions that balance innovation, compliance, and manufacturing practicality.
• Interpret and apply relevant British, European standards relevant to the business
• Embed compliance requirements into product designs from early development stages.
• Plan and coordinate internal validation and third-party testing.
• Liaise with accredited test laboratories regarding technical submissions and test setups.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) processes from concept through production release.
• Ensure compliance and testing milestones are integrated into development timelines.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Demonstrable experience in product design and development within an engineered product environment.
• Strong 3D CAD modelling capability (assemblies, mechanisms, and detailing)
• Experience managing projects
• Knowledge of design for manufacture (DFM) principles.

Working hours:8am 4:30pm Monday Thursday 8am 2pm Friday

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