Product Designer

Location: Peacehaven, near Brighton
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a creative and commercially minded Product Designer to join an established design and manufacturing business based in Peacehaven, just outside Brighton.

Working as part of a collaborative team, you will focus on the design and development of innovative acoustic solutions for commercial environments, taking products from initial concept through development and prototyping to production-ready solutions.

As Product Designer, you will be involved throughout the complete product development lifecycle. Your responsibilities will include:

• Researching market trends and contributing to product strategy

• Developing and presenting creative design concepts

• Planning, managing and documenting design and development activities

• Producing high-quality design proposals, visuals and presentations

• Supporting product development and creating prototypes

• Obtaining costings and preparing product estimates

• Creating accurate 3D CAD models

• Producing detailed technical drawings and specification documentation

• Supporting the successful introduction of new products into production

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

• A minimum of 2 years' relevant industry experience

• A strong background in product design and development

• Proficiency in Solid Works

• Excellent visualisation and presentation skills using Key Shot, Adobe Creative Suite or equivalent

• Strong knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes

• Experience taking new products through development and implementation

• The ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team

• Strong organisational and communication skills

The following would be advantageous but is not essential:

• Freehand sketching skills

• Knowledge or experience of acoustics and acoustic products

• Experience using Viscom

This is an excellent opportunity for a Product Designer looking to take ownership of varied design and development projects within a specialist product environment. You will have the opportunity to combine creativity with hands-on technical development, working on products from initial ideas through to manufacture.

If you have a passion for product design, strong CAD skills and enjoy turning creative concepts into commercially viable products, we would be keen to hear from you.