Principal Product Designer - Gosport, United Kingdom - Survitec Group Limited

Survitec Group Limited
Survitec Group Limited
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Gosport, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Vacancy Title:
Principal Product Designer**
Vacancy Location:Gosport, Hampshire**
Engagement Type:Full-Time, Permanent**
Your Company
Survitec are the world's largest survival technology provider.

For over 166 years, we have been protecting lives in the air, on land and at sea, through the design, manufacture, and servicing of Survival Technology.

Today, we are a global community of 3,000 professionals with presence in 96 countries partnering with our customers to provide innovative solutions that reduce risk and help keep you safe.

That is why the world's leading maritime, defence & government, energy and aerospace organisations trust us when it matters most and why we have been awarded the Gold Award by the UK Defence Employer Recognition Scheme

Your New Role

What You Can Expect from the Role

Key Responsibilities and accountabilities:


  • Planning, coordinating and supervising activities relating to major contracts and overall portfolio of work
  • Producing high quality technical design outputs, using a range of industry processes and systems
  • Identifying shortcomings in existing product design or use, then suggesting and implementing improvements while developing and delivering product roadmap changes and new product development within Survitec's NPD and change management process
  • Managing the knowledge management system with guidance from senior colleagues, including contributing to the development of the system
  • Uncovering emerging design, quality, safety and operational issues or needs. Identifying potential causes, barriers and key stakeholders as well as related issues
  • Analysing and evaluating the feasibility and relevance of proposed complex products and services, making recommendations for development, replacement or retirement. May be responsible for supervising activities performed by other members of the team in service of overall product development
  • Managing a portfolio of change projects while reporting to senior colleagues
  • Recommending changes to policies, processes, standards and practices that would improve operational support and better meet customer need
  • Identifying and evaluates complex, expertiseled solutions against a range of criteria to find the ones that best meet business and customer need

The Experience, Qualifications and Skills You Will Have

Essential Criteria:

Educated to University / Post-graduate master's degree level within design, têxtiles or engineering
5+ years experience in a design role, preferably within têxtiles or product engineering.
Experience within the marine industry (Desirable)
Experience of general supervision or management of more junior colleagues

Why You Should Work for Us

  • 33 days holidays including public holidays
  • Hybrid working policy
  • Additional day off to celebrate your birthday
  • Early finish on Friday
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Life Assurance up to 4X salary
  • Pension Scheme
  • Training & Professional Development Opportunities
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Workplace Reward & Recognition scheme

Survitec is an equal opportunities employer. Our diverse global workforce protects lives, every single day. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive culture where our people feel valued appreciated, and free to be who they are at work. Because, to provide service and excellence to our customers we must mirror their diversity. But more importantly because it is the right thing to do.

At Survitec, we want you to have the best possible interview experience with us and we are also committed to creating an inclusive environment. We are happy to make any necessary accommodations to ensure you can showcase your skills to the best of your ability, should you require any reasonable adjustments, please don't hesitate to let us know.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent
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