Product Designer

Product Designer

Location: Peacehaven, near Brighton
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a creative and commercially minded Product Designer to join an established design and manufacturing business based in Peacehaven, just outside Brighton.

Working as part of a collaborative team, you will focus on the design and development of innovative acoustic solutions for commercial environments, taking products from initial concept through development and prototyping to production-ready solutions.

The Role

As Product Designer, you will be involved throughout the complete product development lifecycle. Your responsibilities will include:

Researching market trends and contributing to product strategy

Developing and presenting creative design concepts

Planning, managing and documenting design and development activities

Producing high-quality design proposals, visuals and presentations

Supporting product development and creating prototypes

Obtaining costings and preparing product estimates

Creating accurate 3D CAD models

Producing detailed technical drawings and specification documentation

Supporting the successful introduction of new products into production

About You

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

A minimum of 2 years' relevant industry experience

A strong background in product design and development

Proficiency in SolidWorks

Excellent visualisation and presentation skills using KeyShot, Adobe Creative Suite or equivalent

Strong knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes

Experience taking new products through development and implementation

The ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team

Strong organisational and communication skills

Desirable Experience

The following would be advantageous but is not essential:

Freehand sketching skills

Knowledge or experience of acoustics and acoustic products

Experience using Viscom

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for a Product Designer looking to take ownership of varied design and development projects within a specialist product environment. You will have the opportunity to combine creativity with hands-on technical development, working on products from initial ideas through to manufacture.

If you have a passion for product design, strong CAD skills and enjoy turning creative concepts into commercially viable products, we would be keen to hear from you
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed