Junior Design Engineer

We're looking for a creative and technically minded Junior Design Engineer to join our independent design studio in Shoreditch.

At Native, design meets innovation to create experiences that inspire. As a Design Engineer, you'll support the development of meaningful and manufacturable products across a range of exciting projects. You'll apply your solid foundation in design engineering to bring concepts to life - balancing functionality, quality, and cost.

Working alongside senior engineers and multidisciplinary teams, you'll get involved in all phases of the design process - from early-stage idea generation and prototyping to testing and iteration. You'll also have opportunities to grow your skills and take increasing ownership as part of a supportive, design-led environment.

We're not just after technical skills - we want someone who brings curiosity, collaboration, and creativity to everything they do. Here's a sense of the Design Engineer we're hoping to meet:

• Practically Creative: You're confident with the core design skills - CAD, prototyping, testing - and you know how to apply them within structured processes.
• Supportive Collaborator: You work closely with senior engineers and are eager to learn. You're receptive to feedback and use it to refine ideas and improve designs.
• Design Communicator: You can express design intent clearly, both within the team and in documentation, ensuring alignment with project goals.
• Team-player: While your focus is within the design team, you're beginning to engage with cross-functional teams to contribute to broader outcomes.
• Organised & Effective: You manage your time well and can balance quality with deadlines.
• Client Aware: You may not lead client interactions yet, but you're comfortable attending meetings with senior members and contributing when appropriate.
• Quality-Conscious: You follow quality management procedures and understand how to meet certification and compliance requirements.

Yes, there's complimentary breakfast and plenty of snacks, but that's not all we have to offer. Here's what you can expect from us:

• Competitive Pay: Fair, reliable, and competitive. You also get a generous pension scheme, which you should definitely make the most of.
• Paid Holidays: 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays. And yes, we expect you to take them all.
• Parental Leave: Enhanced maternity and paternity pay. We want to support new mums and dads, not add stress.
• Health Insurance: Bupa provides private medical insurance, including 24/7 access to GPs, nurses, mental health care, and menopause support.
• Gym Membership: Get 40% off the Hussle Gym networkand with provider YuLife you'll have access to mindfulness and fitness apps, plus the chance to join company-wide challenges where your competitive streak can earn you extra redeemable rewards.
• Personal Development: You'll get loads of in-house opportunities for development and training. We also love a trip to the museum, the odd industry talk, and inviting big thinkers in for fika.
• Company Socials: We throw a couple of big bashes a year and might occasionally block out the afternoon to take a pottery class or be beside the seaside.
• Complimentary Breakfast: There's toast, snacks, cereal and a pretty swanky coffee machine at your disposal. And yes, there's vegan butter, lactose-free milk, and gluten-free bread. We got you.
• Sweet Location: Shoreditch is easy to get to, has loads of good places to eat, and plenty of independent shops and market stalls. We love it here.
• Independent Studio: Native is one of the last proper indie studios in the East End. We've been here for twenty years, and we won't be selling up, or selling out, anytime soon.

Native is an independent design and innovation firm, with a unique blend of industrial, digital, and service design expertise. We pioneer ground-breaking products and services for some of the world's most innovative brands across consumer electronics, healthcare, wellness and automotive.

We pride ourselves on having assembled a world class team of designers, developers, anthropologists, strategists, engineers, and tastemakers. They have come to our studios from all over the world and share a passion for brilliant creative thinking and a ruthless attention to detail.