Product Design Jobs & Careers

This dynamic, international business designs, manufactures and installs fun, innovative outdoor playground equipment. Their mission is simple: to create exciting, educational play spaces that make children smile all over the world.
Due to continued growth, they are now looking for a creative and enthusiastic Junior Playground Designer to join their team.

About the Role
Working as part of a collaborative design hub, you’ll play a key role in bringing imaginative playground concepts to life. Your responsibilities will include:

• Creating thoughtful, accurate CAD layouts and costings, based on client briefs and site information
• Ensuring all designs meet UK and international safety standards, alongside internal company standards
• Maintaining clear, accurate and timely CRM records relating to designs and costings
• Working towards personal, hub and company KPI targets, with a clear understanding of goals and lead times

About You
This role would suit someone who genuinely gets a buzz out of designing fun, engaging outdoor spaces and wants to see their ideas turned into reality.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Experience using design software (AutoCAD preferred)
• Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop (advantageous but not essential)
• A good working knowledge of Excel and strong numerical skills
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing tight deadlines
• A self-motivated, organised and creative approach
• A positive, can-do attitude and a real passion for design

As this is an office-based role, applicants must live locally or be able to relocate quickly.

What’s in It for You?

• Salary from £25,000 (junior level) up to £29,000, depending on experience
• Company profit bonus, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Free personalised wellbeing plans
• Access to high street discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Health Cash Plan

To find out more and apply please send in your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com or call us on 01920 486125.

Our client is an award-winning manufacturer of luxury lighting, proudly engineering and manufacturing exclusively in the UK. Every product is made in-house, from machining and laser cutting through to finishing, wiring, and final assembly, ensuring exceptional quality and craftsmanship.

They are now looking to recruit a Product Developer to join their small, skilled team of product engineers based in the Midlands.

The Role
This is a hands-on, varied role that covers the full product development lifecycle. You will be responsible for taking products from concept and CAD modelling through to production documentation, packaging, and end-user instructions.

The role offers long-term development potential and may evolve to include management of the CAD department, working closely with teams across the business to implement procedural improvements and support continued growth.

Key Responsibilities include to:

• Work on custom orders and production drawing changes
• Model machined parts, components, and sheet metal fabrications using SolidWorks
• Produce detailed dimensioned part drawings, assemblies and configurations
• Create exploded views and Bills of Materials (BOMs) to support assembly
• Develop clear user instructions and diagrams alongside packaging solutions
• Source components and liaise with suppliers

Skills & Experience from the Product Designer:

• Minimum of 3 years’ industry experience in product design or product development
• Excellent proficiency in SolidWorks
• Strong understanding of design for manufacture
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Confident communicator with good interpersonal skills

In return:
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 (dependent on experience), contributory pension, discretionary bonus, free on-site parking, 20 days holiday plus Bank Holidays.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing UK manufacturer where quality, innovation and craftsmanship is at the heart of everything they do. To find out more and apply please send in your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com or call us on 01920 486125.

Working with office furniture resellers, architects and design consultants, this company creates innovative, sustainable solutions for modern workspaces. As demand grows for their beautifully upholstered products - from pods to sofas - they’re expanding their talented product development team.

As an Upholstery Product Developer, you’ll bring creative ideas to life - turning concepts into high-quality, commercially viable products. Collaborating with international design studios and working hands-on in the workshop, you’ll play a key role in every stage of development, from prototype to production.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and refine prototypes, testing comfort, ergonomics, and durability.
• Source, test, and evaluate upholstery materials, foams, and finishes that meet design and sustainability goals.
• Carry out upholstery work in the workshop when needed.
• Liaise with suppliers, manufacturers, and internal teams to ensure projects run smoothly from sampling through to production.
• Continuously improve existing product ranges and explore new opportunities for innovation.

About You

• Proven experience in upholstery and pattern cutting.
• Strong knowledge of upholstery construction, foams, textiles and frames.
• Practical problem-solver with a hands-on, can-do attitude.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Technical drawing or CAD skills (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or similar) desirable.

What’s on Offer

• Salary between £30,000 - £32,000, with room to grow.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Company pension contribution.
• The opportunity to collaborate with international design studios on innovative, sustainable furniture projects.

To find out more and apply please send in your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com or call us on 01920 486125.

If you’re passionate about great design, craftsmanship, and sustainability - and want to be part of a growing, creative team - we’d love to hear from you.

Our client is a British company specializing in the design and manufacturing of high-quality wallpapers and fabrics and known for its unique and artistic designs that often draw inspiration from historical patterns and natural elements.

Working from its base in Gloucestershire, where it has a showroom and a manufacturing facility, the company emphasizes the use of traditional printing techniques along with AVA CAD/CAM to produce their wallpapers and fabrics. They operate vertically ensuring control from initial contact through to final print.

Looking ahead and their plans for growth, they have identified the need to bring in a Deputy Design Director. As the right hand to the Creative Director, you will play a key role in managing projects and collections, keeping up the momentum and introducing a more organised and seamless design process. You will be ensuring that design output meets the highest standards of creativity, innovation, and usability. As this is a newly created role it will evolve around the successful candidate’s skillset.

Other responsibilities include to:

• Working with the Creative Director on the development of fabric and wallpaper designs
• Keeping the flow of design development running throughout the year
• Working with their experienced technician in AVA print software
• Devising colourways in the company palette
• Organising and overseeing eventual production

Skills and Experience expected from the Deputy Design Director:

• Experience from the textile marketplace on design and digital print production
• Knowledge of printing techniques and ideally AVA CAD/CAM
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to creative excellence and innovation

In return they are offering a salary of c£60k and are open to discussing a benefits package on top. To find out more and apply please send in your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com or call us on 01920 486125.