Development Engineer

At Quadient, we support businesses of all sizes in their digital transformation and growth journey, unlocking operational efficiency with reliable, secure, and sustainable automation processes.

Our success in delivering innovation and business growth is inspired by the connections our diverse teams create every day, with our clients and each other.

It’s these connections that make Quadient such an exceptional place to grow your career, develop your skills and make a real impact – help our future-focused business lead the way in powering secure and sustainable business connections through digital and physical channels.

Quadient are currently looking for a new Development Engineer to join our team. This role will be a full time, on-site position based in our Loughton office. All duties listed below are to be carried out under the direction of the Line Manager, who may also require other duties not specified to be undertaken:

Your role in our future

• To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of relevant departmental and company processes ensuring that these are followed in the department and discharging any specific responsibilities contained within them.
• Design, build and test of test rigs for potential new products.
• Build, test and development of new products.
• Design, build, test and development of retrofit kits and/or design changes for existing products.
• Assistance to field installation problems via Technical Support.
• Assistance to potential sales via sales groups.
• Responsible for the creation of test plans for development testing.
• Responsible for creation of Technical Bulletins.
• Responsible for assistance to production in the creation of build procedures for new products.
• To liaise and communicate with other departments as necessary.
• To visit UK and Overseas customer sites as required.
• To inform and appraise the Line Manager or responsible design engineer as appropriate.
• Responsible for maintaining an overall knowledge of the mechanical, electrical and electronic (software/firmware) design of the current development product(s).
• To deputise for the Line Manager in the event of his absence.
• To follow the department dress code.
• To ensure that at all times, in the discharge of responsibilities, the requirements of Health and Safety At Work are met.

Your profile

• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in mechanical design and development, ideally within a product development or R&D environment
• Proven experience with CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, Creo, AutoCAD)
• Experience in prototyping, testing, and validation of mechanical systems
• Knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes, and design for manufacturability (DFM)
• Experience working in cross-functional teams (e.g., Design, Electronics, Software, Compliance)
• Exposure to compliance and regulatory testing (e.g., UL, CE, RoHS) is a strong advantage
• Familiarity with project lifecycle management tools and documentation standards