Senior Product Design Engineer

Job description

Senior Product Engineer/Designer (Advanced Machines) Concept → Production

Location: Sheffield, UK (On-site)

Type: Full-time, Permanent

We are looking for a hands-on Product Engineer/Designer who thrives in fast-paced environments working with with a rapidly scaling advanced engineering business that is building a first of its kind precision/complex machine geared towards sustainability, speed and cost reduction.

This is NOT a styling or CAD only role.

It’s a deep engineering, machine building role where you’ll own complex systems from early concept through to production.

Prefer being hands on in the workshop, building, testing and iterating?

You’ll take ownership of complex mechanical systems and work across mechanical design, automation, and controls, helping drive the machine from early concept through prototype, validation, and into production.

• Design and develop complex mechanical systems, assemblies and full machines
• Integrate mechanical, electrical, and software control systems at a practical level
• Design experiments and validate feasibility quickly
• Support the transition from prototype into production
• Run experiments, diagnose failures and rapidly improve design

Key skills / Experience required:

• High skill level for research, design, testing/experimentation and hands-on engineering
• Comfortable working across mechanics, automation, and controls
• Proven experience taking a physical product or machine from concept to production
• Strong engineering fundamentals (materials, tolerances, precision design)
• Practical, experimental mindset, you test ideas, not just model them
• Clear communicator who can explain decisions and trade-offs

Benefits:

• Equity: All employees receive equity
• Private Healthcare: Full coverage provided
• Development Support: Training and growth encouraged

Overview:

Join a scaling team developing accessible, sustainable, low-cost manufacturing, and building a new class of manufacturing technology - fast, digital, zero-waste, and fundamentally different from anything on the market.

We’re looking for a Senior Product Engineer/Designer who enjoys hands on problem solving and is motivated by building something technically difficult and new.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Sheffield

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

31-01-2026

Profession type

Design / Fashion

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English