Senior Product Designer

• Location: Ashton-Under-Lyne
• Posted: 15 Apr 2025
• Closes: 25 Apr 2025

About the role

Responsible for creating innovative, robust and sustainably designed solutions following best engineering design principles. Key to delivering the business strategy and exceed customers' needs.

Key Responsibilities 

• Complete medium scale complex projects in strict adherence to the requirements of the NPD Gate process.
• Design and develop a product/solution that meets all aspects of the project specification within required timescale.
• Demonstrate clear understanding and effectively communicate the rationale behind project specifications, challenging requirements where necessary.
• Deliver effective and commercially viable design solutions with the help of FMEA ensuring the safety and reliability of all products.
• Accurately complete all relevant documentation to support all design solutions.
• Use appropriate design tools (i.e. sketches, hand-made models, prototypes and 3D CAD) to help communicate solutions clearly and efficiently.
• Create accurate CAD, ERP and PLM data following best practice.
• Create accurate costed bill of materials for all new product design. 
• Review any cost drift when identified determining a solution to reduce costs and ensure communication to all key stakeholders.
• Produce production capable components and assemblies. Performing research on product technologies and structures to implement into design concept.
• Continuously improve on existing production designs and processes where possible, identifying and effectively implementing any improvements.
• Continuously review product installation methodologies creating innovative solutions with supporting samples and installation leaflet. Ensuring a safe and easy experience for our customers.
• Identify and resolve problems by following a process to determine root cause. Implementing corrective action that ensures the problem does not return.
• Maintain up to date knowledge on current industry trends and market conditions
• Commercially aware of competitors products and remain up to date on market trends. 

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