Design Engineering jobs in London

​A Design Engineer, or Design and Development Engineer works to improve product effectiveness and performance through research. Their duties include developing and designing new versions of products, researching new materials and testing prototypes. 

Design Engineer duties and responsibilities

A Design Engineer main duties and tasks include:

• Thoroughly researching new materials and processes

• Utilising specific software to create models of the product

• Organising previous engineering records and properly reporting new ones

• Working as part of a team to produce the best methods

• Attending design meetings with different departments

• Effectively testing prototypes

• Recording and analysing data from testing

• Constantly modifying designs until the best version is reached

London's largest industry remains finance, it is the largest financial exporter in the world which makes a significant contribution to the UK's balance of payments. In the 2017 Global Financial Centres Index, London was ranked as having the most competitive financial centre in the world. London's economy has experienced strong growth over the past decade. The three biggest business segments currently driving London forward are information and communication, financial and insurance, and professional, scientific and technical services.