
- Junior
- Bureau à Bristol
Working closely with R&D, design, and manufacturing teams, you will ensure that products meet performance, quality, and regulatory requirements. You will also contribute to documentation, testing, and manufacturability enhancements while applying the V-Model methodology to maintain structured design validation and verification.
This role would suit someone early in their product career – whether a recent graduate or changing career path – and offers an exciting opportunity to work in a tightknit team developing important, mission-driven products.
Key areas of responsibility
- Assist in the design, development, and testing of new products, ensuring they align with customer and business needs.
- Support the application of the V-Model methodology by contributing to validation and verification processes at each stage of development.
- Work with R&D, design, and manufacturing teams to enhance product functionality and manufacturability.
- Conduct product analysis, troubleshoot issues, and contribute to continuous improvements in quality, reliability, and performance.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, including engineering requirements, specifications, and reports, ensuring traceability within the V-Model structure.
- Ensure products comply with industry standards, safety regulations, and company guidelines by assisting in compliance assessments.
- Identify cost-reduction opportunities while maintaining product integrity, functionality, and regulatory compliance.
- Create and update production and quality documentation to support efficient manufacturing and assembly processes.
- Assist in verification and validation testing to confirm product performance before full-scale production.
- Participate in and document early prototype builds, feeding lessons learned into full scale production builds.
- Support failure mode analysis and risk assessments to improve product robustness.
Key skills, experience and behaviours
- A degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or a related discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
- A strong interest in product development, with a willingness to get involved in all stages from concept to production.
- Basic understanding of engineering principles and design processes.
- Familiarity with CAD tools (e.g. SolidWorks, Creo, or similar) is a plus, but not required.
- An analytical mindset with a desire to understand how things work and how they can be improved.
- Comfortable working with physical products—eager to get hands-on with prototypes, testing, and builds.
- Good written and verbal communication skills, especially for documenting work and collaborating across teams.
- A proactive attitude and the confidence to ask questions, seek feedback, and take ownership of tasks.
The ideal candidate will have a strong balance of technical skills and experience, and the behavioural competencies that we believe are key to success in the role are as follows:
- A self-starting attitude with a genuine eagerness to learn and grow.
- Curiosity and enthusiasm for solving problems and improving products.
- Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to tasks.
- Willingness to work hands on and collaboratively across design, R&D, and manufacturing teams.
- Flexibility and resilience in a fast-paced, evolving environment.