Product Design Engineer

Product Design Engineer focuses on develop detailed cad using solidworks across multiple live product development projects.

What the role involves

• Develop detailed CAD using SOLIDWORKS across multiple live product development projects.
• Liaise with tooling suppliers in China and manufacturing partners in Kenya.

Skills and requirements

• Proven experience as a Product Design Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer or Design Engineer delivering physical products.
• Strong SOLIDWORKS skills, or high proficiency in Creo, NX or Inventor.
• Plastic injection moulding experience, including DFM, tooling reviews and production sign-off.
• Comfortable owning detailed design work with limited hand-holding.

Confirmed role details

• £35,000 to £40,000 basic salary, depending on experience.
• Broad ownership across three to four live product projects at once.
• Pension and annual leave package to be confirmed at offer stage.
• The business is sports-led, product-focused and moving quickly.

Candidate fit

• technical judgement, safe working habits, careful diagnostics, and practical problem-solving

Additional role context

• As Product Design Engineer, you’ll take physical products from early feasibility through to mass manufacture.
• This is a delivery-focused role across CAD, prototyping, DFM, tooling and supplier liaison.
• Design plastic parts for tooling, moulding, assembly and cost-effective manufacture.

Known job details

• Pay: £35,000 to £40,000