Product Design Engineer

We're looking for a Design Engineer to add to our growing Team, this is an exciting role with a lot of opportunity to develop your career

The Product Design Engineer will be directly involved in all stages of new product development from concept generation to product launch. This position will also have key responsibility to develop and lead an aggressive product roadmap aligning to ISC growth strategies. The primary responsibilities of the Design Engineer will include, but are not limited to, developing, prototyping, and validating new product designs, specifying materials and manufacturing processes for new or existing designs, and collaborating with other departments to meet project goals and objectives.

The Company

International Safety Components (ISC) is a leading global provider of height safety equipment. We design and manufacture equipment for a variety of industries including Arborist, Rope Access, Rope Rescue, and Adventure Parks.

As an industry pioneer with origins dating back to 1966, ISC has a reputation for developing innovative safety solutions for workers at height. At our company headquarters in North Wales, our highly-skilled design and manufacturing team takes our innovative product ideas and transforms them from raw materials to finished products. We maintain rigorous product testing and quality assurance programs, and employ state of the art machinery operated by experienced technicians and operators to ensure our products are of the highest quality.

Key elements to our success are our company values and culture. As a team-oriented, independent company, we care about people - from our employees, to our partners, to our customers. We treat working at height as a community- we don't just want to supply products, we want to engage with our end-users and meet their needs.

Here's a quick overview of some of the responsibilities you can expect as a Product Design Engineer with ISC:

• Develop product, application, or process innovations that deliver breakthrough products or technologies;
• Work with cross-functional team to successfully launch products on time, specification, and cost targets;
• Specify appropriate materials and manufacturing processes for new or existing designs;
• Validate new product designs using engineering calculations or analysis software;
• Prototype and evaluate new product designs or improvements to existing products;
• Conduct or coordinate product testing to ensure compliance with internal and industry standards;
• Establish reliability criteria, analysis techniques, and test methods for new or existing products;
• Create drawings and other product documentation for use by Manufacturing, Procurement, and Quality;
• Evaluate designs for manufacturability and make recommendations to improve cost and efficiency;
• Assist in the analysis and selection of supply chain strategies to drive best quality, cost, and lead times;
• Participate in new product pilot runs and assist the Production team in preparing for mass production;
• Work under general project level supervision in an independent manner;
• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of current Height Safety standards and regulations;
• Maintain product Bill of Materials, revision records, and other technical files;
• Process Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) as assigned in a timely manner;
• Enter and maintain product data in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system as needed;
• Understand and stay informed with Intellectual Property (IP) in the Height Safety industry;
• Work according to established company processes, ISO9001 procedures and global standards (ANSI/NFPA/UKCA/EN);
• Lead planning and execution of new product launches (concept to launch);
• Maintain strong knowledge of global customer requirements and market growth opportunities.
• Manage a strong new product development pipeline, ensuring it is aligned with organisation resources and market and customer requirements.
• Other duties as assigned by manager;
• Up to 10% domestic/international travel may be required.

Criteria

We're looking for candidates who can demonstrate strong experience in product design, with a high level of understanding of engineering principles. We are keen to hear from candidates with a great working attitude, who are flexible and able to work as part of a team that wants to support our business. Below you will find the personal qualities, experience, knowledge and skills we are looking for:

Personal Qualities

• Self-motivated and able to take initiative when needed;
• Able to work to strict deadlines;
• Creative with a passion for innovation;
• Ability to communicate at all levels;
• Flexibility especially at the busy times when extra hours may be required;
• Self-directed with a high degree of self-motivation;
• Well organised, ability to prioritise workload and deliver to commitments;
• High attention to detail.

Experience

• Experience designing consumer products or mass-produced industrial products;
• Practical height safety industry experience an advantage;
• Experience using 3D CAD programmes (Preference: SolidWorks);
• Experience working in for a manufacturer required.
• Experience working with metals required.

Knowledge & skills

• Strong understanding of engineering principles
• An good understanding of materials, mechanics and production manufacturing processes (forging, CNC machining, presswork and assembly);
• Rope access knowledge an advantage
• Highly literate and numerate, able to investigate problems and analyse data;
• Working knowledge of ERP systems (Preference: Epicor);
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal);

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Product Design or relevant equivalent experience.

The Package:

As the Design Engineer, you will be based at our production facility in Llandygai Industrial Estate, Bangor. You will benefit from:

• A competitive salary, reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
• Permanent contract working 39 hours per week, over 4.5 days Monday to Friday (early finish on Friday).
• Enhanced 32 days holiday allowance, including Bank Holidays and Christmas shutdown, increasing with length of service.
• Company Pension Scheme.
• Free on-site parking.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• On-site parking

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bangor LL57 4YH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• Certificate of Higher Education (preferred)

Work Location: In person