Design Engineer

Join our Operational Engineering (OE) team as an Engineer, where you will take ownership of delivering engineering solutions that maintain, improve, and enhance the Watson-Marlow product range across its lifecycle. This is a hands-on role where you will work independently on defined engineering problems and work packages, applying your skills across mechanical, electrical, or electro-mechanical systems. You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver practical, high-quality solutions that support product performance, manufacturability, and compliance.

You will play a key role in supporting engineering change, resolving product and manufacturing challenges, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across our global product portfolio. This role offers exposure to real-world engineering challenges across design, testing, manufacturing, and problem solving, with clear responsibility and impact. Key accountabilities include: Technical Project Delivery Take ownership of defined work packages within technical projects, delivering solutions that maintain, improve, and enhance Watson-Marlow products.

Engineering Change (ECR/ECO) Deliver engineering changes in line with formal change control processes, ensuring appropriate risk assessment and compliance with ISO 9001 frameworks. Documentation, Scheduling Reporting Produce and maintain clear technical documentation, reports, and updates in line with internal systems and quality requirements. Concept Design Development Contribute to concept generation, evaluate engineering solutions, and support the development of designs that are both technically robust and manufacturable.

Mechanical Electro-Mechanical Engineering Support Contribute to the development, integration, and troubleshooting of mechanical, electrical, or electro-mechanical systems, depending on your background and experience. Prototyping Testing Analyse product requirements, support prototype builds, and define and execute verification and validation testing activities. Test Data Analysis Interpret test and performance data, draw conclusions, and communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders.

Manufacturing Engagement Work closely with production and supply teams to ensure designs are practical, manufacturable, and aligned to real production constraints. Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Participate in structured problem solving (e.g. 8D), identifying root causes and implementing effective corrective actions. Risk Management Support product and process risk assessment activities (FMEA / PFMEA), ensuring risks are understood and mitigated.

Continuous Improvement Identify opportunities to enhance product performance, improve quality, reduce waste, and increase efficiency. Health Safety Follow Watson-Marlow health and safety systems and ensure safe working practices at all times. Collaboration Work with cross-functional teams including Quality, Supply Chain, Production, and Customer Support to deliver effective engineering outcomes.