Design & Development Engineer

Key Duties:

• Design solutions for new products development within the given framework of all on site development.
• Provide expert assistance on thermoplastic extrusion. This includes promoting the technology and performing specific project responsibilities.
• Lead trials, mainly in extrusion, in support of customers and internal development works, creating prototypes, analyzing test data and documenting results in test reports.
• Foster strong collaboration with cross‑functional teams to ensure integration of innovation initiatives and product development process.
• Act as project leader on new product development collaborating with cross‑functional teams and following new product development from concept to production release.
• Stay up to date with advancements in material technology and industry trends and incorporate new technologies into the production process as appropriate, ensuring environmental, mechanical and performance requirements are met.
• Organize project meetings, define project deliverables, monitor timelines and resources while reporting and challenging deviations.
• Validate new designs, processes, and materials through testing, experimentation, and evaluation.
• Define product functional analysis (based on standards) to translate customer specifications and internal requirements into clear product performance criteria.
• Produce written reports and make presentations to the internal team and customers.

• Bachelor's or master's degree or equivalent in polymer engineering, materials science, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of polymer science and technology, with a focus on thermoplastic elastomers extrusion processes.
• Strong design and prototyping skills, including experience with computer-aided design (CAD) software.
• Ability to support multiple projects to achieve desired outcomes.
• Project management skills and capacity to follow innovative projects and new product developments.

• £45,000.00 per annum.
• Dayshift - 40 hrs / week.
• Salary sacrifice pension to 7%.
• EAP.
• Life Assurance x 4.