Product Marketing Engineer – Optical Encoder Technology
Location: Wotton under Edge
Reports to: Head of Sales (Encoder Products)
Role Overview
The Product Marketing Engineer will bridge the gap between engineering and marketing for Renishaw’s optical encoder product lines. This role is responsible for developing and executing product strategies that highlight both technical strengths and commercial value for Renishaw's laser encoder offering.
Key Responsibilities
Product & Market Strategy
Collaborate with the engineering teams subsidiary and customer base to understand technical specifications and deliver commercial material highlighting unique selling points
Develop and refine product positioning, messaging, and value propositions tailored to target industries (e.g., semiconductor)
Conduct market research and competitor analysis to identify trends, customer needs, and opportunities for product enhancements or new developments.
Go-to-Market & Sales Enablement
Create presentations, contribute to case studies, and product demos.
Support the sales team with training, technical guidance, to effectively communicate product benefits and address customer requirements.
Coordinate and execute product launches, working closely with Marcomms.
Customer & Stakeholder Engagement
Build and maintain relationships with key customers, industry influencers, and partners.
Gather and analyze customer feedback to inform product development and marketing strategies.
Represent the company at industry events, trade shows, and conferences to promote laser encoder offerings.
Key requirements
Qualified in an appropriate engineering/ STEM discipline such as physics, or a related technical field;
Proven experience in product marketing, technical sales, or product management within a high-tech or engineering environment.
Experience with semiconductor, metrology, or precision engineering markets.
Strong understanding of market research, product positioning, and go-to-market strategies.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into compelling marketing messages.
Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and engage with stakeholders at all levels.
Willingness to travel.
Desirable
Experience in laser or optical encoder technology is highly desirable.
Familiarity with regulatory compliance, product lifecycle management, and technical documentation standards.
Previous involvement in new product development or launch activities.
Benefits
When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. ( not available at all sites).
We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join BUPA Renishaw Health Trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
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Employment Type:
PermanentTime Type:
Full timeRequisition Number:
R8734 Lead Product Marketing Engineer (Open)Skills Required
- Qualified in engineering/STEM discipline such as physics
- Proven experience in product marketing or technical sales
- Strong understanding of market research and product positioning
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work collaboratively across teams
Renishaw Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Renishaw and has not been reviewed or approved by Renishaw.
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Retirement Support — The pension scheme includes a 9% employer contribution with salary‑sacrifice options, signaling strong long‑term savings support. Feedback suggests this materially strengthens total compensation in the UK.
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Healthcare Strength — Subsidized private medical cover, life assurance, and a 24/7 EAP—alongside options like a health cash plan and on‑site fitness centers—indicate comprehensive health and wellbeing support. These provisions contribute to a sense of strong healthcare coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — 25 days of annual leave with company days, long‑service accrual, and the option to buy additional leave point to generous time‑off provision. Hybrid and “variable working” arrangements further support work–life balance when roles allow.
Renishaw Insights
What We Do
Renishaw is one of the world's leading engineering and scientific technology companies, with expertise in precision measurement and healthcare. The company supplies products and services used in applications as diverse as jet engine and wind turbine manufacture, through to dentistry and brain surgery. It is also a world leader in the field of additive manufacturing (also referred to as 3D printing), where it designs and makes industrial machines which ‘print' parts from metal powder. The Renishaw Group currently has 80 offices in 36 countries, with over 5,000 employees, of which over 3,000 people are employed within the UK. The majority of the company's R&D and manufacturing is carried out in the UK and for the year ended June 2019, Renishaw achieved sales of £574 million of which 94% was due to exports. The company's largest markets are USA, China, Japan and Germany
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