Project Engineer

Company: ghd
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As a Systems Engineer at ghd, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining complex products in a dynamic and collaborative environment. The role provides an exciting opportunity to pioneer the development of early-stage prototypes alongside an industry leading team of engineers and scientists.

LOCATION

This role will be based in our Cambridge office.

JOB ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Hands-On Skills: Utilise hands-on skills to build, test, and troubleshoot complex systems.
  • Inquisitive and Questioning: Demonstrate curiosity and the ability to ask critical questions to ensure a deep understanding of project requirements.
  • Separation of Concerns and System Decomposition: Break down complex systems into manageable components, ensuring clear separation of concerns and facilitating efficient system design.
  • Engineering and prototyping: Design and build functional prototypes to validate concepts and technologies. Conduct feasibility studies and proof-of-concept experiments for new technologies (e.g., heating elements, sensors, power systems). Utilize CAD software to model components and assemblies.
  • Understanding Data: Analyse and interpret data to make informed decisions and recommendations for system improvements.
  • CAD & Modelling: Utilize Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software and modelling tools to create detailed system designs and prototyheapes.
  • Simulation: Using a first principal understanding of thermal or fluid systems and tools like spreadsheets, FEA or CDF build digital models of subsystems to reduce the time from theory to a quality outcome.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field.
  • 2 years’ experience or more in a similar role, preferably in consumer electronics or handheld devices.
  • Ability to integrate heating, sensing & control methods as part of a mechanical and/or electronic system to create novel early-stage technologies and concepts.
  • Experience designing, building, and testing electromechanical prototypes.
  • Experience working in lab environment.
  • CAD skills (ideally Solidworks and/or Creo).
  • At least 2 years of experience with at least one FEA software package: ANSYS, ANSA, Abaqus and or related software (Ideally ANSYS).
  • Fluency in Python.
  • Statistical data analysis.

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Posted: April 17th, 2026