Junior Product Designer

Overview

A well-established global manufacturer of industrial drive and motion control technologies is seeking a Junior Product Designer to join its Product Design & Innovation function. The organisation designs and manufactures energy-efficient variable frequency drive (VFD) technology used across a wide range of industrial applications, with major investment in sustainability and carbon-reduction initiatives.

This role is based at the company’s UK headquarters and manufacturing site, working within a growing R&D team to develop inventive, user-focused product solutions across multiple product categories. The position would suit a creative Product/Industrial Designer with a strong portfolio, hands-on prototyping experience and a desire to turn insight-driven ideas into commercially viable products.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of new products that support the long-term strategic roadmap

• Support ongoing product lifecycle exercises and incremental improvements to existing lines

• Create 3D CAD models, assemblies and production-ready drawings

• Use rapid prototyping (including 3D printing) to evaluate design concepts

• Assist in prototype builds, design validation activities and mechanical testing

• Produce high-quality documentation such as visuals, illustrations and design reports

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, compliance and manufacturing

• Follow structured design review and release workflows

• Contribute to problem solving, iterative development and user-driven design exploration

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Product Design or Industrial Design, ideally supported by at least 2 years of industry experience

• Strong portfolio demonstrating creative concept development through to manufactured product

• Proficiency with 3D CAD (SolidWorks preferred)

• Good understanding of manufacturing processes and production considerations

• Effective communicator with the ability to work cross-functionally

• Strong organisational ability with good attention to detail

• Comfortable managing workload and meeting deadlines

• Practical, inventive mindset with the ability to translate insights into product features

Desirable Attributes

• Hands-on approach to prototyping, testing and build activities

• Experience in documenting design intent visually and technically

• Interest in sustainable technologies and user-centric product development