Product Design Engineer in Belper

An opportunity has arisen for a Product Design Engineer to join an award-winning manufacturer in the Derbyshire region. This is a newly created opportunity, and we will consider both experienced Design Engineers and Senior level Designers. You will join a friendly established design team, where you can use your creativity and design skills and really make a difference. The business has been established for over 50 years and remain a leading manufacturer in the UK. They have sustainable growth to £150M turnover and looking to expand their facility from 400k ft squared to over 750k ft squared in the next 12 months. This really is the best time to be joining a highly profitable business with ambitious expansion plans. They are offering an attractive salary package circa to £45k to £50k with a hybrid model after probationary and lots of attractive benefits.

Key Responsibilities of the Product Design Engineer:

• The Product Design Engineer will lead the development of products. Bring fresh, creative ideas to life by exploring new design possibilities, materials, and manufacturing techniques. Inspiring the team while balancing innovation with Design for Manufacture.
• While pushing boundaries with innovative designs, ensure that the concepts are optimized for efficient production, assembly, and cost-effectiveness. Design with a deep understanding of extrusion processes (particularly PVCu) and tooling requirements to make sure innovative designs can be practically brought to life.
• Collaboration with Production & Technical Service Teams: Work together with the production team to ensure the feasibility of innovative designs from a manufacturing standpoint. Collaborate with the technical service team to identify real-world challenges during installation or field use and iterate designs to solve these problems while maintaining innovation.
• Use your knowledge of extrusion processes and tooling to design products that can be innovatively produced at scale. Collaborate with the production team to ensure that tooling and material flow support your innovative design ideas without compromising manufacturability.
• Lead the prototyping process by creating functional models and mock-ups to test innovative design concepts. Use 3D printers, manual tools, and other fabrication methods to bring your creative ideas into tangible forms and validate their performance and manufacturability.
• CAD Design: Utilize SolidWorks and AutoCAD to create detailed, innovative designs that push design boundaries, while ensuring they can be efficiently manufactured. Develop complex 3D models, technical drawings, and assembly instructions that clearly communicate complex ideas to the wider team.

Requirements of the Product Design Engineer:

• Degree qualified in Product Design, Industrial Design or Mechanical Design
• Experienced Product Design Engineer with a focus on conceptual design and project management techniques
• Fully proficient in both SolidWorks and AutoCAD
• Background in plastics is essential. Preferably Extrusion processes
• Experience with both PVC and Aluminium will give candidates a distinct advantage
• Ideally some mentoring at a senior level and this will be supporting some of the lesser experienced designers in the team

Salary and Benefits:

• Salary package circa to £45k to £50k+
• Hybrid model once passed probation
• Flexible working
• Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee benefits: Discounts on Goods, Meals, Cinema etc.
• Career Development and progression opportunities
• Friendly and supportive team
• Free Parking on site