White Label Recruitment is working exclusively with an engineering/manufacturing business in Newcastle that requires a Senior Industrial Designer to join their team.

The Senior Industrial Designer plays a pivotal role in our Design & Development team, responsible for designing innovative products across a diverse product portfolio, to meet consumer, use, and Brand needs.

This is an exciting opportunity where you will be involved in developing new products as a market leader. You will have the satisfaction of seeing your designs make it to the shelves. 

My client offers hybrid working for this position so there is only a requirement to be at the offices once per week. The cost of travel is covered by the client.

Why apply for this role?

• The business is growing and has performed extremely well over the last 12 months.
• No two projects are the same allowing for a varied role with interesting NPD projects. There is a great breadth to the work you will be doing.
• The offices are extremely modern and unique creating a fun and nice working environment.
• Friendly environment working within an experienced engineering team.
• Satisfaction of seeing your designs come to market.
• The company will support your progression and goals moving forwards.

Responsibilities of the Senior Industrial Designer

• Focus on customer needs to provide product fit for purpose and relevant to briefings set. Gain information from relevant teams and resource to support design and development proposals.
• Inspiration trips and relevant trade fairs to aid the research.
• Be proactive about keeping up to date with competitor information and market trends.
• Create innovation products or design in line with brand identity.
• Produce a range of solutions to problems and questions and filter ideas.
• Problem solves by sketching, CAD, prototype building, testing assessing.
• Produce CAD to communicate design intent (Functional and Aesthetic).
• Responsible for designing, developing, maintaining, and evolving the product range.
• Be key in the implication of Ergonomics and Anthropometrics.
• Make models, rigs, FDM parts and build prototypes to communicate ideas and test theories.

Essential experience of the Senior Industrial Designer

• 8 years or more experience in Product or Industrial Design.
• 3D CAD experience.
• Proficient Sketcher.

Desirable experience

• Experience in consumer goods/electro-mechanical/plastic products.

Benefits/Package

• A salary of £45,000 - £47,000.
• 37.5 hours per week with flexibility between home and office working.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Pension up to 7.5%
• Bonus.
• Healthcare.

This vacancy is being managed by Paul Smith. Apply here for immediate consideration or contact (phone number removed).