Product Development Engineer

Royston

Salary - Negotiable DOE

Monday-Friday day 40 hours per week with flexible hours.

Your new company:

Based near Royston, you will be joining a well-known construction equipment manufacturing business.Due to continued business and an increase in sales, they are now seeking an experienced Product Development Engineer to join their manufacturing team.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, working across CAD, prototyping, and testing environments, and taking ownership of projects from concept through to manufacture.

If you are an experienced product development engineer or similar with a CAD background, this is a great next step for you!

Key Responsibilities & Duties:

Review and evaluate proposed concepts from multiple sources
Produce 2D and 3D CAD designs (Inventor used)
Define performance criteria and conduct virtual testing (e.g., stress analysis etc)
Create technical specifications and summary reports
Carry out testing and validation of produced products This is just a summary of duties, and other responsibilities will be required.

Skills & Experience required:

Minimum 6 months' experience in R&D for a specialist product - engineering or construction product.
Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar
Practical, hands‑on engineering experience (e.g., Assembly, metalwork, test rigs, fabrication)
Strong CAD skills in 2D & 3D CAD, -Ideally Inventor or SolidWorks.
Ability to bring designs to life and create product specifications
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