Product Design Engineer

Job Description

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 with hybrid working available after probation.

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Scope of the Role

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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:

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• Model multi-part assemblies, linkages, mechanisms and complex surfacing in SolidWorks at an advanced level.

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• Drive design for manufacture across metals and plastics, including moulding, overmoulding and tooling.

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• Own the relationship with the China engineering team, travelling out two to three times a year.

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• Mentor a more junior engineer moving into SolidWorks and design.

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Key Skills and Experience Required

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• Extensive experience as a Product Design Engineer, Design Engineer or Mechanical Design Engineer, concept to production.

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• Advanced SolidWorks, including multi-part assemblies, linkages, mechanisms and complex surfacing, built unaided.

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• A solid background in metals and plastics, injection moulding, overmoulding and mechanism design.

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• Experience handing designs to manufacturing, ideally with China or Far East exposure.

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• FEA experience is an advantage, not essential.

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Salary and Benefits

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• £50,000 to £55,000

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• Hybrid working, three days on-site, available after a successful probation period

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• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy more

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• Pension contribution

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• Mental health and wellbeing support, including 24/7 GP access

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• Employee discount scheme and death in service insurance

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As a Product Design Engineer here, you will join a small, tight design team of four to five, working alongside three engineers in China. This British, family-owned manufacturer of high-end pushchairs and nursery products 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.

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How to Apply

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