Product Development Engineer Hailsham, East Sussex Full Time | Permanent Competitive salary, dependent on experience 37 hours per week, Monday–Friday Are you an experienced Product Development Engineer looking to take ownership of a product range with real impact? This role offers the chance to lead innovation, quality, and cost optimisation across a core suite of mechanical products, supporting leading-edge scientific and high-precision engineering sectors. As a Product Development Engineer, you’ll manage one of our key product ranges from concept to improvement—driving innovation, delivering improvements, reducing cost, and enhancing quality. You’ll work across NPI, value engineering, supplier liaison, and product lifecycle management, balancing hands-on mechanical knowledge with strong technical documentation and problem-solving skills. Key Responsibilities * Lead product innovation, cost optimisation, and lifecycle support for an assigned product range * Reverse-engineer and benchmark competitor products to improve competitive position * Manage NPI feasibility studies, development timelines, and stakeholder updates * Create CAD BOMs, engineering packs, and support prototype build and test * Identify and implement quality improvements and lead 8D root cause analysis * Provide technical support for production, procurement, and customer quotations * Support engineering changes and ensure up-to-dat...