Research and Development Engineer Royston Commutable from Cambridge, Letchworth, Biggleswade, Buntingford, sandy GBP40,000 : GBP45,000 Monday : Friday Benefits:: * 31 days holiday including bank holidays * Free lunches * Birthday voucher * Health care insurance scheme Our client is a leading construction industry manufacturer, that values a progressive mindset, ambition, and the drive to be part of an expanding company. They have seen incredible growth, and want to continue their momentum with an experienced Research and Development Engineer to improve and newly develop their products. Role and Responsibilities: * Research and develop new and existing products to take to market * The four pillars of this role include: Product Strategy and Planning, Research, Product Management, Cross:functional Collaboration * Overseeing the whole process from Research, concept, specification, prototyping, and final product manufacturing * Improve their current product lines, and help develop new products * Market research and competitive analysis to stay ahead of the competition, and identify new market opportunities * Project Management responsibilities: liaising with stakeholders and customers, and setting and adhering to time frames * Liaise with design, marketing, and sales teams to ensure completion of tasks * Collaborate with their other R and D Engineer * Occasionally get hands on with the machinery, and understand the machinery limitations to assist with concepts Knowledge, Skills and Experience: * Mechanical/civil engineer, who has been part of an R and D team developing products for the built environment industry * Previous experience in an R and D role, minimum 2 years * Hands on Engineering understanding with sheet metals * High IQ : Problem solver * Organised person: Project Management capabilities please / resume to ( ). : : Jack Jenkins : 010 438 If you are interested in this position please click apply. Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent and contract roles within Engineering and Manufacturing, IT and Digital, Science and Technology and Service and Sales sectors. Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills and qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.