Manufacturing Engineer - New Product Development (NPD)
£45,000 - £48,000 + 8% bonus | Full-time, Permanent | Worcester

Hands-on NPD role taking products from concept through to full production in a highly technical, shop-floor engaged engineering environment.

About the Setting

You'll join a well-established manufacturing environment with a strong focus on product innovation, tooling excellence and continuous improvement. This is a fully on-site role, working closely with production, suppliers and cross-functional engineering teams.

The Role

• Lead manufacturing process development from concept through to SOP
• Manage injection mould tooling from design review through to production release
• Develop assembly processes, jigs, fixtures and production-ready solutions
• Apply DFM/DFA principles to support Right First Time launches
• Support APQP, PFMEA, control plans and NPD stage gate activity
• Work closely with suppliers, quality and supply chain teams

Requirements

Essential

• Strong injection mould tooling experience (design review, trials, supplier management)
• Knowledge of injection moulding processes and tooling construction
• Manufacturing engineering experience in NPD/NPI environments
• Understanding of APQP, PFMEA and control plans
• CAD capability (NX / SolidWorks or equivalent)

Desirable

• Exposure to Mouldflow or Boothroyd Dewhurst tools
• Knowledge of IATF16949 environments
• Experience with high-volume assembly systems

Benefits & Development

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Private healthcare & dental
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Pension up to 10% matched
• 8% bonus scheme
• Early finish Friday (3pm)
• Strong exposure to full end-to-end NPD lifecycle and tooling ownership

Next Steps

Apply now with your CV. Shortlisting will take place immediately, with interviews scheduled on a rolling basis. Feedback provided quickly at every stage.