Product Development Engineer

Job Title: Product Development Engineer · Location: Crawley, West Sussex (lab-based, on site at least four days a week)

The Opportunity

A UK solar-thermal manufacturer has just closed a government-backed £8.9m round to bring manufacturing in-house. The open question is which product the new factory builds. Its next-generation collector is in development now, and the engineer who joins this lab will generate the test evidence that shapes that decision.

The Impact You Will Have

• Put hands on the next-generation product, aimed at higher output, lower cost and simpler integration
• Design, build and instrument the rigs that decide which product concepts go forward
• Produce the data that takes the next generation towards certification and into production
• Join an engineering team that has grown entirely by referral until now, bringing fresh ideas as one of its first external hires

What Success Looks Like

• You are happiest at the bench: building, instrumenting, breaking and fixing physical setups
• You understand measurement properly: sensors, signal quality, sources of error
• You turn raw data into conclusions you can defend, and adjust the test in real time when results surprise you
• You may be building a career in experimental engineering, or bringing years of it to a role that keeps you close to the hardware

What Is on Offer

A base of around £60,000, a 10% discretionary bonus and share options, which every employee receives. You also get private healthcare, 25 days' holiday plus your birthday, and paid volunteering time. You will also sit close to the engineering calls on a product going into British manufacturing.

This role suits someone who wants their test results to change what gets built. For a confidential conversation, get in touch.

Who are we?

Executive Integrity is a global executive search and recruitment consultancy for a more sustainable world with a focus on talent within the Maritime and Renewable Energy sectors. We give a proportion of all our profits to Renewable World, a charity that develops affordable and innovative renewable energy solutions to poverty-stricken communities.