Senior Product Design Engineer

Innovation has been a watchword for the A-SAFE Group since the company’s very beginning, with the business being the inventor and manufacturer of the world’s first industrial strength polymer barrier safety system. The business continues to pioneer game-changing workplace safety technology to this day, supplying to warehouses, factories, airports, car parks and other industrial workplaces worldwide.

A truly global business, the A-SAFE Group is headquartered in the UK and has 17 subsidiaries internationally, including Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Scandinavia, Belgium, Spain, USA, UAE, Japan and Canada, as well as a host of trusted global partners. This means the business is represented in more than 65 countries worldwide.

A-SAFE operates state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in the UK and maintains global distribution networks and facilities globally, allowing the business to provide innovative solutions to the world’s largest and best-known brands including Nestlé, Coca-Cola, BMW, 3M, Heathrow Airport, Unilever, Amazon and Jaguar Land Rover. 

To support the contuned growth and innovaiton within the business, we are now actively looking to recruit a Senior Product Design Engineer to join our Design & Innovation team at Fathom3.

Key Deliverables:

• Operate efficiently and effectively as a key senior member of a multi-disciplinary and dynamic product development team.
• Foster a strong culture of excellence and creativity and build strong collaborative relationships with peers and with members of cross-functional project teams.
• Be a key advocate for design thinking and user-centred design methodology that results in compelling customer experiences.
• Nurture team development by providing personal mentorship, guidance and skill enhancement.

How you can help us:

• Play a key role in leading specific NPD projects for the A-Safe Group, ensuring optimal functionality, manufacturability, and safety compliance.
• Manage multiple design projects in a fast-paced environment, overseeing timelines, tasks, and deliverables to meet project goals and deadlines.
• Create an enjoyable and supportive work environment by sharing best practices, implementing design workflows, and actively contributing to a collaborative and efficient design atmosphere.
• Coordinate design, documentation, and transition to production activities related to new Product Design and development.
• Oversee and actively engage in on-site rapid prototyping activities, ensuring quick iteration and validation of design concepts.
• Provide status reports and attend design reviews and pre-production activities as appropriate.
• Provide mentorship and coaching to junior design team members, fostering professional growth and maintaining a high level of design expertise within the team.
• Conduct research into understanding customer needs, gather insights, and define problem statements that will drive the design process and result in innovative and customer-centric solutions.
• Collaborate closely within multi-disciplinary teams to leverage diverse expertise, foster efficient communication, and enhance cross-functional synergy.
• Engage closely with cross-functional teams in product development, services, engineering, and operations to ensure seamless coordination and collective success.
• Participate in the company’s tooling processes to facilitate DFM or component trials (may require overseas travel to the Far East).

What we would like you to bring to our team:

Must-haves:

A degree in Product Design or equivalent.

8+ years’ experience in Product Design.

Experience in designing plastic components, injection moulding and extrusion.

Excellent presentation and communication skills.

Track record of achieving deadlines.

Autodesk Inventor or alternate 3D CAD software.

Detail-oriented, focussed on excellence

Ability to perform in a fast-paced work environment.

Nice to haves:

Understanding and appreciation of Mechanical Design.

Experience in collaborating with universities.

Knowledge of 3D printing and rapid prototyping.

Familiarity with Adobe Illustrator.

Understanding the uses of FEA.

Ability to perform complex tolerance analysis.

Our values are at the core of everything we do:

• We are Pioneers
• We are in it Together
• We do the Right Thing

This is a great opportunity to join us at a time of rapid growth.

We offer a fast-paced, energetic and creative environment, working with the latest technologies.

We have a great track record of developing talent, offering ongoing training, professional study support and career opportunities.

Our benefits package includes competitive salary, 33 days holiday, pension, flexible start & finish times, flex long-weekend scheme, the option to buy & sell holidays and free secure parking.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE. We do not accept speculative agency CVs. Any CV received by us will be treated as a gift and not eligible for an agency fee.