Temporary Industrial Placement – Product Designer

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Temporary Industrial Placement – Product Designer (DE378)

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The Original British Motorcycling Company.

Temporary Industrial Placement – Product Designer

Are you passionate about product design and eager to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic environment? We have an exciting industrial placement opportunity within our Design Department, where you’ll work on real projects that are both challenging and relevant to your studies.

As a placement student, your role will reflect that of a full-time Product Designer. You’ll be involved in meaningful work that helps develop and test a broad range of skills drawn from your university knowledge.

You’ll become a vital member of our team, working closely with CAD Designers and our Styling Liaison. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain insight into the Styling Process, from initial sketch through to final CAD, and contribute to the design of a wide variety of components across all areas of the bike.

What You’ll Gain

• Real-world experience in product design
• Exposure to the full styling process
• Collaboration with experienced designers
• Development of CAD and design skills

A variety of competitive benefits, including:

• An enhanced holiday scheme
• Employee benefits platform
• Favourable life assurance scheme.
• Motorcycles, clothing and accessories are available to purchase at a heavily discounted. 

Product Design Student responsibilities include: 

• Create high-quality CAD models using PTC Creo and develop aesthetic proposals for new motorcycle components.
• Collaborate with stylists and design teams, ensuring flexibility across multiple projects.
• Apply manufacturing constraints and champion styling development, quality, and best practices.
• Drive right-first-time designs through continuous review and cross-functional collaboration.
• Support vehicle teams with design tasks and assist on projects as required.
• Undertake additional duties as directed by the Manager.

Product Design student Requirements for role:

• Studying for a relevant design related degree, and looking for a student placement in 2026 /27
• Maths and English GCSE grade C / 4 or above
• Proficient in Microsoft packages.
• Aptitude for CAD and Engineering
• Ability to learn and apply new skills, be pragmatic and take a practical approach to technical problem solving.
• Self-motivated, resilient, flexible and have the ability to make sensible, logical decisions.  
• Excellent Communication stills. 

Full details of the job description and person specification can be found in the downloadable job files. If you are passionate about engineering, eager to learn, and ready to contribute to exciting projects - Join Us for the Ride! 

Disclaimer: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.