Product Engineer

Ready to take the next step in your engineering career? Yolk Recruitment is supporting an exciting opportunity for a Product Engineer to join a growing advanced manufacturing business in Exeter.

This is a fantastic opportunity for engineers with experience in complex components, process improvement, and precision manufacturing to work in a technically challenging environment. You'll play a key role in delivering high-quality engineered products, driving continuous improvement, and supporting innovative manufacturing processes.

As a Product Engineer, you will take technical ownership of a portfolio of products, supporting both new product introduction and existing production. You'll ensure products are delivered on time, to specification, and at the right cost, while continuously improving manufacturing performance.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide technical support to production, ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality components
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing processes
• Conduct root cause analysis to reduce scrap, defects, and rework
• Ensure products meet dimensional and process requirements
• Develop and implement engineering best practices
• Support production planning and control activities
• Work with CAD, CNC machining, and 3D modelling tools
• Apply quality tools and methodologies to improve performance
• Produce technical and analytical reports, including performance and defect analysis
• Manage product lifecycles and individual part programmes
• Collaborate with internal teams, customers, and suppliers to resolve technical challenges
• Troubleshoot manufacturing issues and implement effective engineering solutions
• Identify and deliver cost reduction opportunities through process optimisation

This is what you'll need:

• Experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment
• Experience with CAD, tooling design, or manufacturing engineering
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making ability

And this is what you'll get:

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus
• Life insurance
• High pension contributions