Details:
- Salary: £27,500 - 30,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: WN5 Crooke Borough of Wigan
- Date: 3 days ago
Description:
The Role
You’ll be part of a close-knit engineering and production team, helping take lighting products from concept through to manufacture. This position suits someone who brings creativity, initiative, and fresh thinking, while maintaining a strong foundation in engineering principles.
You’ll contribute to new product development, enhancements to existing ranges, and bespoke customer solutions, working from a North West–based headquarters.
Key Responsibilities:
* Design and develop lighting products, components, and assemblies using SolidWorks
* Create detailed 3D models, technical drawings, bills of materials (BOMs), and supporting documentation
* Collaborate with production, purchasing, and sales teams to ensure designs are practical, cost-effective, and aligned with customer needs
* Support prototype builds, testing, and validation activities
* Contribute innovative ideas to improve product performance, aesthetics, and manufacturability
* Drive continuous improvement across existing product lines
* Ensure designs comply with relevant standards and internal quality requirements
* Provide technical input during customer discussions and project scoping
What We’re Looking For:
* Must have strong proficiency in SolidWorks, including 3D modelling, assemblies, and technical drawings
* Must have a background in product design, mechanical engineering, or a related discipline
* Experience working with sheet metal, aluminium extrusions, plastics, or similar manufacturing processes is advantageous
* Proactive, enthusiastic, and solutions-oriented approach
* Strong problem-solving skills with a practical, hands-on mindset
* Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
* Excellent communication and teamwork skills