Graduate Product Designer Engineer 2022

Arup is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, architects, consultants and technical specialists, working across every aspect of today's built environment and wider. Together we help our clients solve their most complex challenges – turning exciting ideas into tangible reality as we strive to find a better way and shape a better world.

Overview of the role

As a product design engineer, you will work on a broad range of product design, mechanical and electrical engineering problem solving, product assessments, mechanical, electrical and digital hardware engineering and programming, presentations, project delivery and development activities.

• You will be expected to work on various phases of the product development process, including stakeholder need analysis/research, mechanical and electrical product engineering requirements, development and problem solving.
• You will develop product design using 3D and 2D CAD, communicate ideas and reasons for them design concepts clearly and professionally, using a range of hand-sketching, schematic drawing and graphic presentation. Ability to work with specialist sub-contractor and prototype manufacturers to create product prototypes, mechanical and electrical mock ups and models using a range of rapid prototyping, making, product assembly and prototyping techniques. 
• There will be a requirement to prepare specifications for products, materials and associated manufacturing processes from time to time. 
• You will provide support to the senior team and be expected to liaise and work with the wider Arup engineering and design teams. 
• You will support the senior product design and wider Arup team with new product design business development activities. 
• You will review, understand and evaluate new product ideas. Apply research to understand need and application and determine potential improvements. 

Who we are looking for 

We're looking for a graduate with curiosity, personal drive, technical knowhow and creative flair. If you can combine these skills with an understanding of product design engineering and/or product electrical/digital hardware design and engineering and a desire to deliver excellent services for clients, we'd like to hear from you.

Qualifications

• Degree or postgraduate master's degree in product, industrial, innovation or electrical design engineering, Degree or postgraduate master's degree in mechanical and/or electronic product design engineering or related subject. 

Essential skills, attributes and knowledge

• Excellent all-round knowledge of the product engineering development process, materials and manufacturing process associated with mechanical and electrical products. 
• Professional, well organised with an ability to manage projects efficiently. 
• Excellent communicator of ideas using a range of drawing, visualisation, graphic presentations, model-making and presentation techniques. 
• Experience of the design, engineering, programming and testing of electronic hardware products. 
• Experience of MS Office. 
• Friendly, constructive and personable. Ability to collaborate and seek solutions to problems with colleagues. 
• Comfortable with discussing, understanding and assessing ambiguous early-stage concepts and ideas. 
• Friendly professional, a good communicator and listener with the confidence to work well with colleagues and clients. 
• Ability to develop an evaluation and development route map for mechanical and electrical product ideas. 

What we offer you

Beyond a great salary and stimulating, technically challenging work, Arup offers a range of additional benefits to its people.

As a membership organisation, everyone shares in our success through a global profit share scheme. Our people also have access to a range of broader wellbeing benefits.

You'll have access to lots of learning opportunities including a structured induction and ongoing training through Arup university.

Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to utilise your technical expertise to improve the lives of the most vulnerable in the communities in which we live and work through Arup's community engagement programme.

You must be available to start this opportunity in September 2022.