Process Development Engineer

Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 per annum
Location: Blackburn
Type of work & hours: Full-time, permanent, office-based, 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Are you an experienced Process Development Engineer looking to work at the heart of product realisation within a regulated manufacturing environment?
This is an excellent opportunity to join our client’s engineering and product development team, playing a key role in the design, validation and continuous improvement of products and processes from concept through to full production.

Working closely with engineering, production and customers, you’ll support the introduction of new products, ensure smooth transfer into manufacture and maintain robust technical documentation in line with regulatory and quality requirements. This role would suit an engineer who enjoys hands-on technical work, cross-functional collaboration and working within a structured, standards-driven environment.

The Role

As Process Development Engineer, you will support all engineering activities relating to equipment and processes used directly and indirectly in product realisation. You’ll contribute to new and existing product development, validation activities and ongoing process improvements, while ensuring compliance with internal procedures and external regulatory standards.

Job Description

Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the design and development of new and existing products and manufacturing processes
• Managing the transfer of products from development through pilot production to full-scale manufacture
• Creating and maintaining technical documentation including SOPs, work instructions, FMEAs, risk assessments and quality plans
• Completing validation activities in line with company and customer requirements
• Supporting other departments with concept designs, drawings, technical documentation and change requests
• Working directly with customers to discuss new projects and resolve design or process issues
• Identifying new technologies to support future product development and business needs
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives across engineering and manufacturing processes

Person Specification

Essential:

• BSc (Hons) or equivalent in a relevant scientific or engineering discipline
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an engineering role within a regulated manufacturing environment
• Experience producing 3D CAD models and 2D engineering drawings (e.g. SolidWorks, Inventor or similar)
• Working knowledge of validation processes
• Experience of working to strict reguilatory standards - any exposure to ISO 13485 and ISO 14971 would be an advantage
• Strong organisational skills with good written and verbal communication
• Competent user of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Desirable:

• Experience of Design for Manufacture
• Knowledge of plastics and metals used in manufacturing and tooling
• Exposure to statistical methods
• Awareness of Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement tools

What’s on Offer

In return, our client is offering a competitive salary of £40,000 – £45,000, alongside the opportunity to work in a technically engaging, stable and collaborative environment. This is a key role within the business, offering long-term development for an engineer who wants to make a tangible impact on product and process performance.

Interested? Apply today to take the next step in your engineering career.

To apply, please submit your CV by clicking on the relevant links. If successful, you will be contacted by one of our consultants within 3 working days. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications we expect to receive for this vacancy, if you do not hear from us within this time, you should presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Grassroots Recruitment is acting as a recruitment agency and a recruitment business in respect of this vacancy. Grassroots Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and recruiter. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, race, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion or disability.