Research & Development Engineer

Polypipe Aylesford R&D Engineer

Specialists in providing engineered above ground drainage and water supply systems, Polypipe Building Services leverages offsite fabrication to design and deliver solutions to mechanical and public health engineers, M&E contractors as well as local authorities. Polypipe Building Services houses well-known industry brand Terrain and has been delivering systems to commercial, high rise residential, healthcare, education and leisure projects for over 50 years.

About the Role

You will be responsible for the research and development of:

• New products
• Product iterations
• Process improvements

All to deliver business strategy while maximizing value of our portfolios to timescale and cost, either as a project lead or part of a wider multi-functional project team. Identifying new opportunities, validating into tangible opportunities managing them through the NPD process.

Your day to day:

• Responsible for design, prototyping and material selection for the product portfolio
• Working to a brief to deliver key projects and initiatives, ensuring that you are on budget and on time
• Measuring project progress, and reporting by exception on constraints and challenges
• Bringing innovative concepts together into tangible solutions and products
• Working alongside the Marketing team to support campaigns
• Working with engineering & manufacturing innovations to monitor technological advances and explore new development strands as well as process improvements
• Participate in continuous improvement of R&D by identifying efficiencies
• Build a working knowledge of all our products and systems, whether manufactured, fabricated or bought in
• Delivery of added value on products
• Support occasional external conferences and site meetings
• Keep abreast of market and competitor changes

Skills & Experience We Require

The essentials:

• Strong track record in product design, generally equivalent to around two years experience.
• In-depth knowledge of 3D and 2D CAD design software
• In-depth knowledge of the MS suite of office software
• Basic knowledge of polymer materials and their properties
• Experience of design for additive manufacturing

The desirables:

• Mechanical Engineering product design experience
• Knowledge of BIM
• Knowledge of FMEA and DfMA concepts and relevant software
• Experience with CFD
• Knowledge of project management software
• Minimum of HND qualified within a relevant engineering discipline, Degree qualified in an engineering/design discipline is preferred
• 3D printing
• Experience of protecting a product with IP
• Benchwork practical skills
• Plastics processing skills
• Knowledge of toolmaking techniques

What We Can Offer You

• A great team whilst working alongside another R&D Engineer
• Monday - Friday work only with flexible start/finish times including early finish Fridays at 3:00pm!
• Competitive salary
• 25 days of annual leave plus the bank holidays (with a holiday purchase scheme that starts in January 2026!)
• Matched pension contributions up to 8%
• Sharesave scheme
• Team days and events
• Life assurance

Here at the Genuit Group we recognize and develop the contribution our people make to the Group's success and are committed to attracting talent from the widest pool. We have a role to play in making the built environment more sustainable, building a low carbon business ourselves as well as delivering sustainable solutions at scale.