The Product Designer will be responsible for the development of new products and the continuous improvement of existing ones, from initial concept to industrialization. This role involves creating functional, aesthetic, and technically feasible solutions while working closely with engineering, production, and quality teams to ensure products meet user, technical, cost, and manufacturing requirements.Design and develop products and components according to technical specifications, functional requirements, and ergonomic criteria.

GKN Automotive is a world-leading global automotive technology company that pioneered electric drive systems and is now driving the future of transportation. Its origins date back to 1759, and for the last 70 years it has been at the forefront of the automotive industry, putting key technologies into series production. It is the trusted partner for 90% of the world’s global automotive companies, specialising in developing, building, and supplying market-leading driveline systems and advanced ePowertrain technologies. It is the global leader in sideshafts, with eight out of ten of the world’s best-selling cars using its sideshaft technology. The first eDrive system was fitted to a production car over 20 years ago and GKN Automotive is now powering over two million electrified vehicles worldwide.
GKN Automotive is part of Dowlais, a specialist engineering group focused on the automotive sector.