Senior Product Design Engineer in Southampton

Job Description

Senior Product Designer

Are you a hands-on, technically minded Product Designer who thrives on solving complex challenges and bringing ideas to life? A leading UK product design and manufacturing business is expanding its team and is seeking a Senior Product Designer with strong engineering capability and creative maturity to help drive the next phase of growth.

About the Role

Youll join a highly collaborative, design-led environment based in Hampshire, working from an inspiring studio space designed for focus, teamwork, and hands-on experimentation. The site includes modern facilities, workshop access, breakout areas, and even an on-site gym.

As a Senior Product Designer, youll take ownership of technically complex, high-performance products from early concept through to production readiness. Youll have the opportunity to work across a diverse project portfolio spanning commercial, professional, health, and consumer sectors.

What Youll Be Doing as a Product Design Engineer:

• Leading the design and development of products from early exploration to production-ready output.
• Balancing creative ideation with practical engineering rigour across the full product lifecycle.
• Validating concepts through CAD simulations, prototypes, rigs, and hands-on workshop testing.
• Owning the engineering detailmechanisms, assemblies, materials, and tolerancesto ensure robust, manufacturable solutions.
• Producing clear design intent, engineering documentation, test reports, and client presentation materials.
• Collaborating closely with clients, suppliers, and internal teams to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Contributing positively to a high-performing, multidisciplinary team.

About You as a Product Design Engineer:

Youre an experienced designer who thinks like an engineer but creates like a designerbalancing feasibility, performance, and user experience.

You will bring:

• Broad industry experience across multiple sectors.
• Deep knowledge of manufacturing processes, materials, tolerances, and taking products from prototype to production.
• Confidence building prototypes, rigs, and functional setups to validate assumptions.
• A curiosity-driven mindset that questions briefs, identifies constraints, and uncovers opportunities.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to interact confidently with clients and stakeholders.
• A collaborative approach, a positive attitude, and the ability to support a high-performing studio culture.

Tools & Experience

• High proficiency in SolidWorks for complex assemblies, detailed components, and engineering drawings (FEA/CFD exposure beneficial).
• Strong visual communication skillssketching, CAD visuals, presentationswith a refined eye for form and detail.
• Experience integrating electronics, sensors, and microcontroller-based prototypes (Arduino/Raspberry Pi a bonus).
• Good working knowledge of Adobe Suite and MS Office.
• Practical workshop skills and confidence building physical prototypes.

Experience & Education

• Degree in Product Design, Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, or similar.
• 5 years industry experience.
• Proven experience taking physical products through the full design-to-production journey.

Whats on Offer

• A full-time role based in a modern, purpose-designed Hampshire studio.
• Flexi-time around core hours and a half-day on Fridays.
• Salary dependent on experience the business will start by understanding your expectations.
• Opportunities to grow and develop within a high-calibre, innovative environment.

If this role sounds of interest please get in touch with Bella from ReeVR talent or click APPLY NOW!

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