Product Design Engineer Job in West Midlands, Midlands UK
Job Title: Product Design Engineer (Consumer Products)
Salary Guide: To £35,000 + Benefits
Location: Birmingham area.
Primary objective: Design and develop new products for the clients consumer product ranges.
Environment :-
Modern offices with access to manufacturing, quality and test facilities on site. Clear communication chain with manufacturing and assembly. The culture within the business is very much hands on.
Main Duties :-
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a proven track record of successful product design in ideally consumer durables.
The job role specifically includes:
Respond to commercial briefs for product specifications.
Developing innovative ideas for new products.
Developing drawing to obtain ID approval.
Designing new Products on 3D CAD.
Prototyping new products as required.
Testing new products and using analyis to review / improve product design.
Testing and evaluating competitors products.
Ensure all process are adhered and documentation completed.
Education / Qualifications :-
Degree or HND in product design or engineering
Experience :-
Good product design experience (DFM)
Experience of 3D CAD - eg. Unigraphics (Ideally), Pro-E or Solidworks.
Experience of designing components for plastic injection moulding domestic components and materials.
Experience of liaising with tooling and manufacturing engineer.
Special Skills :-
Good PC skills.
Competent 3D CAD user.
Good presentation skills.
Excellent problem solving skills (technical).
Practical more important than academic.
Knowledge Skills :-
Excellent attention to detail.
Excellent drawing/rendering skills.
Good communication skills.
Excellent planning organisation skills.
Ability to work alone, sometimes under pressure and to tight deadlines.
Self motivated and results driven.
Tenacity to coordinate a project from conception to completion.
Excellent analytical skills.
Team player.
Not afraid to challenge the status quo.