Product Engineer - Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom - HL Display UK - The better shopping experience

Description

HL is a global leader in in-store merchandising and communication, helping customers to create a better shopping experience around the world.

Founded in 1954, HL today is present in more than 70 countries and solutions can be found in 330,000 stores, supporting customers to grow sales, inspire shoppers, drive automation, and reduce waste.

As a Design Engineer at HL Display UK in Harlow, you will be responsible for creating engineering manufacturing drawings for both in-house and external production, working within our small but busy team, and reporting to the UK Design Director.

We have in-house metal sheet and tube fabrication, injection moulding, vacuum forming, wood and plastic fabrication, and print. We also work with aluminium and plastic extrusion.

Starting with a customer brief, you'll use 3D CAD to develop solutions that meet customer needs, budget, and manufacturing possibilities.

You'' work closely with the Account Managers, Design and Prototyping teams, Project Managers and Factory departments to win business and deliver products on time and on budget.

You'll be fully supported by our highly experienced teams, and encouraged to learn and grow rapidly, taking ownership and seeing your work come to life in store.

Collaborate with the conceptual designers to faithfully realise the chosen design, and with Estimators to achieve budgetary constraints.
Work closely with Prototype team to evaluate redesign prototypes, ensuring that the delivered production units perform satisfactorily.
Liaise with Project Managers and Factory departments as needed to verify construction, specifications and quality.

Ensure all project documentation adheres to company defined processes - detailed and accurate 2D Part and Assembly Drawings, Bills of Materials, QC guidelines, Technical Specification Sheets.

Attend and contribute to all project milestone meetings for your designs.
Communicate project status regularly and effectively with Line Manager.

Help us improve the shopping experience and drive sustainability in retail.

Competitive salary and benefits package
~25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (plus optional 5 days unpaid annual leave).
~ Casual business dress policy
~ Employee Assistance Programme

We employ people from all walks of life and with a wide range of work experiences. Relevant Engineering Design degree is desirable
~2-5 years' experience in a closely related field
~3D CAD, Solidworks preferred
~ Microsoft Office Suite
~ Experience and understanding of design for relevant manufacturing processes and materials
~ HL Display has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden.
We have sales offices in 23 countries, covering 39 markets, and distribution partners covering the remaining markets globally.

Our production facilities are located in Sweden, Poland, UK, Germany and China and handle a variety of industrial processes, including plastics and metal fabrication, printing and assembly.

Our three key customer segments are retail food, branded goods suppliers and non-food retail.
The company has 1,300 employees and net sales of 1,900 MSEK. HL is a wholly owned subsidiary of the listed Swedish Business Group Ratos.