Product Development Engineer
For over 50 years, SIP (Industrial Products) Ltd has been a flagship supplier of high\-quality machinery and equipment to the ever\-growing engineering, construction, automotive and agriculture marketplaces. We're looking for a Product Development Engineer to join our team.
Role Purpose: The Product Development Engineer will support all steps of the new \& existing product development cycle, being directly involved in the development of a product from its concept through to its launch. They will collaborate closely with other departments to deliver high quality products to market, whilst maintaining our exceptional customer experience. The Product Development Engineer will join a dynamic technical team responsible for launching a number new products per year.
Main Duties and 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Demonstrable experience in a similar product development, or technical role.
- Experience in producing and managing technical files and documentation.
- A qualification in Engineering or comparable industrial experience.
- Knowledge of welder, air compressors and/or other industrial products sold by SIP Industrial Products Ltd.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Experience in writing test procedures and undertaking testing to evaluate product performance.
- An understanding of UK and EU product safety laws and how to ensure that products are compliant. (Desirable but not essential as training can be given)
- A proactive, customer focused mindset that strives to enhance the SIP customer experience.
- Proficient user of all Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, collaborating across departments.
- Self\-motivated to consistently develop, learning new skills and taking advantage of training opportunities.
· Company pension scheme
· Company sick pay scheme
· 23 days holiday annual leave plus bank holidays
· Employee discount
· Free parking
· Role\-based training
Job Type: Full\-time
Pay: £30,000\.00\-£35,000\.00 per year
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Loughborough LE12 9NH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
- technical testing and evaluation: 1 year (preferred)
- United Kingdom (required)
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