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Product Development Engineer

Job Posted: 2 hours ago

Salary: £ 30,000 - 40,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Loughborough

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Product Development Engineer 
Loughborough 
£30,000 - £40,000 
 
Reporting to: Technical Manager 
 
Product Development Engineer Role Purpose: 
 
To support the end-to-end development, validation, and launch of new and existing products, ensuring they meet defined requirements for compliance, performance, quality, and commercial readiness. 
Main Duties & Responsibilities: 
 
1. Product Development (New & Existing Products) 
- Support product development activities from concept through to commercialisation. 
- Contribute to identification and evaluation of new product opportunities and product extensions. 
- Review product compliance requirements and associated testing standards. 
- Design and execute prototype testing to assess performance, durability, and operational limits. 
- Analyse test data and produce technical reports with findings and recommendations. 
- Produce and maintain technical documentation including specifications, drawings, bills of materials, manuals, and service documentation. 
- Define critical spare parts requirements and support stock level calculations based on usage data. 
- Conduct product inspections and quality checks during pre-launch and launch phases. 
- Produce technical support materials including user guides, troubleshooting documentation, and training content. 
- Identify product improvement opportunities, accessory development potential, and cross-selling opportunities. 
 
2. Continuous Improvement & Quality Assurance 
- Support implementation and maintenance of product information systems and technical databases. 
- Identify and contribute to process improvements within technical workflows. 
- Maintain calibration records and ensure compliance of testing equipment. 
- Support optimisation of spare parts storage and inventory systems. 
- Assist with inbound and outbound product quality inspections. 
- Conduct root cause analysis of product failures and performance issues. 
- Produce non-conformance reports and support corrective and preventative actions. 
- Review final inspection reports to ensure compliance with internal quality standards. 
 
3. Internal and External Collaboration 
- Provide technical input to Purchasing on supplier queries, packaging requirements, and supply chain resilience. 
- Support Marketing and Product functions with technical content for product literature and sales materials. 
- Assist Customer Experience teams with resolution of technical product issues. 
- Provide technical briefings and support documentation to Service teams. 
- Support Sales teams and provide technical input at trade shows and customer events as required. 
 
General Responsibilities 
- Work in accordance with ISO 9001 Quality Management System requirements and internal procedures 
- Undertake any other reasonable duties

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