Product Designer
Overview
Placement Type:
Permanent
Compensation:
£35,000 - £40,000
Start Date:
22 Sep, 2025
Revolutionise Industrial Design: Shape the Future of Products
As a Product Designer, you’ll be a vital part of a leading manufacturer of high-quality molded plastic products, impacting diverse sectors like vehicle, fire safety, and environmental protection. Get ready to dive into the full product development lifecycle, from sparking innovative concepts to seeing your designs come to life in manufactured products. Join a dynamic, collaborative team and make your mark on a global scale.
This exciting opportunity will see you:
- Conceptualising and designing innovative new products, influencing the future of multiple industries.
- Leading early-stage research and gathering insights to fuel the product development process.
- Creating and refining detailed 3D CAD models, bringing your designs to virtual life using Autodesk Inventor (or similar software).
- Designing intricate product assemblies, focusing on functionality, manufacturability, and long-term durability.
- Working closely with internal and external toolmakers, ensuring seamless production of your designs.
- Overseeing product development projects from initial concept to final tooling and release, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.
- Creating and testing prototypes, from small-scale models to full-size functional units.
- Ensuring product compliance with industry standards and regulations through rigorous testing and validation.
- Supporting product launch activities and providing technical expertise to teams across the business.
Must-Have Qualifications:
- Degree in Product Design or a related field
- 5+ years of product design experience in a manufacturing setting
- Proven expertise in plastic molding processes
- Proficiency in 3D CAD software (Autodesk Inventor preferred)
- Strong understanding of tooling design and construction
- Excellent communication, project management, and presentation skills
- Full UK Driving Licence
Nice-to-Have Qualifications:
- Experience with roto-moulded product development
- Experience with injection-molded product development
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
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Client Description
Leading manufacturer of high-quality molded plastic products, impacting diverse sectors like vehicle, fire safety, and environmental protection.
Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.