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.