Lead Product Engineer

Our client, a leading aluminium extrusion manufacturer, is seeking a Lead Product Engineering professional to join their team.

This position sits at the intersection of engineering, sales and manufacturing, acting as the technical lead throughout the entire customer development process. You will work directly with customers to develop innovative solutions, assess technical feasibility, and ensure successful implementation into production.

Key Responsibilities

Lead product development projects from concept through to serial production

Support customers during the early stages of product design and development

Translate customer requirements into technically feasible and commercially viable solutions

Assess manufacturability, technical risks and cost calculations

Act as the technical authority within customer and commercial discussions

Manage engineering activities, drawings, specifications and technical documentation

Guide new products through implementation and first production runs

Manage development and customer projects, coordinating internal and external stakeholders

Lead and coach a CAD Designer

Drive continuous improvement across engineering processes and systems

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline

Experience with in product development, design engineering or product engineering

Strong CAD experience (2D and 3D)

Knowledge of manufacturing processes, ideally aluminium extrusion

Experience evaluating technical feasibility and product costing

Strong project management and stakeholder management skills

Customer-focused mindset with strong commercial awareness

Fluent Dutch, English and German

What's on Offer?

Opportunity to work on technically complex and innovative customer projects

Direct involvement with customers, sales and manufacturing teams

Leadership responsibility within a growing engineering function

Significant autonomy and influence over technical decisions

International manufacturing environment with long-term career opportunities

This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys customer interaction, technical problem solving and taking ownership of projects from initial concept through to successful production.

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