Product Design Engineer

Elevation Recruitment Group are working exclusively with a South Yorkshire engineering business, specialising in bespoke, high-quality manufacturing solutions and tooling.

This is a key technical role within a growing Product Team, taking ownership of product design from early concept through to production release. You'll act as the technical authority on assigned product lines, translating market insight and customer requirements into robust, manufacturable designs.

The role has a strong balance of hands-on engineering and cross-functional collaboration, with real influence over product quality, performance, cost and compliance. If you enjoy seeing your designs make it to market, this one's for you.

• Own the end-to-end technical design of products, from concept through to production

• Carry out competitor benchmarking and market research to inform design decisions

• Produce and approve engineering drawings, 3D CAD models, laser marking drawings and technical specifications

• Define and control design intent, tolerances, materials and finishes to ensure performance and manufacturability

• Lead and support prototype builds, testing, validation and iterative design improvements

• Provide technical leadership and problem-solving support, driving root cause resolution

• Work closely with marketing, sales, suppliers, supply chain and quality to balance customer need, cost and delivery

• Review and improve existing products, identifying opportunities for performance improvement, cost reduction and standardisation

• Maintain accurate CAD models and technical documentation with full version control

• Lead and participate in design reviews, including DFM and tooling reviews

• Support quality teams by defining inspection criteria, tolerances and test requirements

• Feed industry trends, materials and process insights into product roadmaps

• Contribute to continuous improvement across design tools, processes and workflows

• Occasional international travel to suppliers

• Ensure all work meets internal policies, health & safety and regulatory standards

• Degree (or equivalent) in Product Design Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar

• Strong 2D CAD experience

• Experience with rendering tools such as Visualise or Key Shot

• Ability to produce full manufacturing documentation

• Solid understanding of injection moulding, machining or castings

• Strong grasp of engineering standards, tolerances and design for manufacture

• Demonstrable experience taking products from concept into production

• Confident communicator, able to influence across departments

• Working knowledge of GD&T

For more information, please contact Steve Barnett or Jack Heffren.