Product Design/Engineer

Job Description

Andy File Associates Limited is working as a Recruitment Agency on behalf of our client with regards this permanent position.Our Company Our cient in the UK is a true door category leader combining the experience and craft of four leading door manufacturing brands, Premdor, Solidor, Door-Stop International and National Hickman Industries. Offering comprehensive and compelling product portfoliosthat provide the perfect door solution for every opening, from creating beautiful homes to defining world-class commercial spaces and everything in between.We have an exciting Product Design / Product Engineering opportunity. This role has the potential for the successful candidates to have ownership and empowerment to lead and deliver their own projects. This is an opportunity to have a real impact into thedevelopment of new and existing products. Working across the group, with focus on our three main sectors: Interior doors, Exteriors doors and Fire doors.Our Product Design / Product Engineer Perks and Benefits are:

• Competitive Salary
• 25 days holiday plus 3 company shut down days at Christmas
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Healthcare cash plan

Product Design / Product Engineer - Role OverviewYou will collaborate closely with appropriate Product Management, Technical functions & operations, as well as leading development and new product innovation projects. You will also work on projects that look to refine and evaluate existing door and serviceofferings.In this position you will control several product ranges and be responsible for the documentation of the product including technical drawings, specifications, material specifications, 2D & 3D CAD with technical drawings, designing for manufacture, testing& certification, constructing BOM information, product specification matrices, training materials, technical documentation and technical drafting for supporting product documentation.The position must ensure the timely completion of projects including testing and certification schedules for specific product groups.About you!

• A background in product design / product engineering is essential and demonstration of degree level qualification in a related discipline
• A background and proven track record in bringing product from initial brief, through all the stages of development and testing and bringing product to market would be useful, as well as experience about the integration of new product for product development
• A broad understanding of timber-based material property science and evaluation
• Experience in manufacturing with timber
• Knowledge of architectural ironmongery
• A knowledge of production processes, lean manufacture, production planning and manufacturing capability
• Detailed knowledge of the test and certification standards and protocol associated with the specific product group.
• Project and team leadership skills, with good time keeping.
• An outgoing personality that demonstrates leadership and a high level of personal and professional integrity qualities and behaviours.
• A fantastic communicator - someone who is prepared to have their voice heard in a group of vocal people.
• A pragmatic thinker, one who can deal with numerous projects or activities at once in a quickly changing working environment.
• Someone that is familiar with designing realistic solutions for large joinery scale manufacture.
• Someone who is au-fait with product testing protocols and certification frameworks relating to joinery products or relevant disciplines. (Fire, Security, Weather performance, Acoustics, Smoke leakage, Durability, Glass etc)
• High level of attention to detail and technically accuracy.
• Creating conceptual designs, through to finessing final designs with the involvement of prototyping and testing
• Understanding of product lifecycles
• Awareness of the Stage Gate Process
• Previous experience of material specification, technical documentation drafting, technical drawing and design detailing would be useful.
• Someone who has experience of relevant joinery product disciplines including thermal evaluation, fire testing, security testing, durability and stability performance of timber products, relevant ironmongery testing and standards.
• Ability to use Word, PP, AutoCAD, Inventor and Excel or associated programs to a high standard
• Technical documentation and drafting abilities
• Recent portfolio of work to demonstrate different skills and competencies