Our client is a world leading developer and supplier of specialist process equipment used in the R&D, Food, biochemical and pharmaceutical sectors. Focusing on compact versions of standard unit operations including those for distillation, reaction, separation and drying applications, the organisations business strategy and market dominance is based on a policy of continuous product development. This new appointment is central to this commitment and involves producing all specifications, detailed designs, manufacturing data packs and the generation of operating instructions and prototypes. Candidates should have established skills in the development and specification of equipment including reactors, control valves, heat exchangers, etc. Experience of scale-down and small scale process equipment specification would be extremely welcome.