[Hiring] Freelance Product Design Engineer @Pineapple Contracts

Role Description

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Freelance Product Design Engineer to support the design of innovative healthcare toilets for the US market. You will be responsible for transforming concepts into functional, production-ready designs, ensuring high-quality, durable, and aesthetically pleasing solutions. This is a freelance contract position, ideal for experienced designers who thrive on project-based work and bringing new products to life.

• Collaborate closely with functional teams to design innovative toilet solutions for healthcare facilities.
• Transform concept visuals into detailed designs, progressing from prototypes to final production-ready models.
• Produce accurate and detailed 3D models using SolidWorks, generating drawings for manufacturing, prototyping, and marketing renders.
• Utilize 3D printing and other prototyping methods to develop and test design concepts (knowledge of these technologies is useful but not essential).
• Ensure designs meet functional, ergonomic, and regulatory requirements.
• Liaise with manufacturers and internal teams to resolve any production or design issues.
• Drive key new product projects forward within given target dates and budgets.
• Perform other ad hoc duties as required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Design Engineering role focused on toilets/sanitaryware.
• Understanding of specification, installation and commissioning of US Toilet/Sanitaryware systems.
• Strong 3D CAD skills, particularly SolidWorks.
• Experience designing furniture or products from concept through production.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience with 3D printing and prototyping is advantageous but not required.
• Understanding of US healthcare regulations or standards is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Requirements

• Teamwork - Collaborate effectively with humility, appreciating and integrating individual skills and perspectives to achieve collective goals.
• Committed - Dedicate yourself fully to your role, going above and beyond with self-motivation and loyalty to achieve individual, team, and company goals.
• Ownership - Take full responsibility for your work, performance, and conduct, acting with integrity, staying organised, and learning from feedback and mistakes.
• Positive - Approach tasks with optimism and innovation, viewing challenges as opportunities, and bringing energy and enthusiasm to inspire and motivate others.
• Responsive - React quickly and effectively to needs and feedback, prioritising tasks with urgency, embracing change, and maintaining a proactive approach.

Benefits

• Freelance, project-based contract.
• Opportunity to design innovative products impacting healthcare facilities in the US.
• Collaborative environment with cross-functional teams.