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Product Design Engineer
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Consumer products that make it to shelves, not concepts that stall in development. This consumer goods business in Cheltenham needs a contract Product Design Engineer from August, paying £35–£40 per hour, to take products from early design through to production. Contract length is being confirmed, full details on application.
Scope of the Role
The Product Design Engineer will sit within the product development team, moving consumer products from concept through detailed design and into manufacture.
- Develop product concepts into detailed, production-ready designs using 3D CAD
- Work with the materials, mouldings and finishes typical of high-volume consumer products
- Prototype, test and iterate designs to prove function, quality and cost
- Support DFM conversations with manufacturing partners and suppliers
- Work closely with industrial designers and engineers across the development team
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Key Skills and Experience Required
- A proven background as a Product Design Engineer, Product Development Engineer or Mechanical Design Engineer
- Consumer goods experience, ideally including high-volume processes such as injection moulding
- Skilled in 3D CAD (SolidWorks or similar) for detailed part and assembly design
- Comfortable prototyping, testing and iterating at pace
- Available from August and able to work in Cheltenham
Salary and Benefits
- £35–£40 per hour
- August start
- Contract length to be confirmed, details shared on application
- Based in Cheltenham
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You would be joining a consumer goods business investing in hands-on development talent. The work is practical and product-focused: real design problems, real deadlines, and products that end up in people's homes. For a Product Design Engineer who wants varied, tangible contract work rather than a single narrow system, this is a strong fit. We will share the full brief, client details and contract length as part of the application conversation.
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