Industrial Design Engineer
Julita is a proactive design engineer passionate about learning and innovation. With an RCFTE 1851 Studentship-backed master’s, she has worked on multidisciplinary projects, from custom moulds to in-house machinery.
As a freelance product designer, she advises start-ups, connects them with experts, and has honed her skills in hardware innovation, market research, and IP protection, and now a Design Engineer at Cordon, she continues to develop cutting-edge solutions.
Outside work, she enjoys jewellery making, hiking, skiing, swimming—and spending time with her two dachshunds.
Current Employment
Design Engineer, Cordon, Slough
Sept 2024 - Present
Helps to design specialised vineyard pesticide equipment for manufacturing, working with the engineering team on the RnD process of new products.
Julita Ltd. Director - Consultancy, Slough
March 2020 - Present
Designer engineer and in-house prototyper for a multitude of clienteles and businesses, from iterative concept creation and product testing, to IP, grant writing and business consulting. (Part-Time)
Education
Brunel University London
2019-2024
MSc (Hons) Integrated Product Design - Distinction - Royal Commission For The Exhibition 1851 Studentship
BSc (Hons) Product Design Engineering - 1st Class
St Josephs Catholic High School, Slough
2016-2019
6 A-Levels, 14 GCSE’s, Sports Leaders, ECDL, UK Math Challenges
Previous Employment
Workshop Technician, Plus X, Slough
July 2022 - Sept 2024
Working with clients on their hardware whilst maintaining and optimising machines regarding material choices and outcome quality, and creating branded digital and physical assets to teach members these qualities.
Product Developer, CRL, Hayes
June 2021 - Sept 2022
Learning about material selection, in-house prototyping possibilities, and passing this knowledge to accelerate start-ups on their business and hardware, along side a team of specialist business experts and product design engineers, from concepts to working prototypes to batch manufacture.
School Workshop Apprentice, Slough
Sept 2016 - May 2019
Created and delivered physical demonstrations about manufacturing techniques and Health and Safety & trained to maintain machines.
References available upon contact
Volunteering Experience
Tuition and Student Mentorship
July 2021 - Sept 2023
Tuition of GSCE and A-Level Students for Maths, Physics, Product Design, Art.
Mentorship of university students for Product Design.
Honoured to have been a Guest Speaker for Eton College discussing how to navigate academia and early career opportunities for designers and engineers
Polish Scouts & Church Fundraising
2020 and Earlier
SEGRO Volunteering Passport
2018
Soft Skills
High Communication Skills
Eager for Constructive Critisism
Team worker
Exceptional Organisation
Advanced GDPR training
High IT Capabilities
Proficient in Microsoft Suite
Efficient with Time Management
Good Leadership
Adaptable to Environments
Business Mindset
Workflow optimisation
IP Knowledge
Full UK Driving License
Fluent in Polish & English
Hard Skills
Service Systems Thinking
Sustainability & Material
Human Factor
CAD / CAM
Rendering
Sketching
UX / UI
Electronics (Microcontrollers)
HTML / Python / C / C++
Prototyping (Visual/Working) & Manufacturing
Mechanics / CFD & FEA Simulations
FMEA
Workshop machinery and tooling
DFM
User Testing
Illustrations
Branding
Programs
Solidworks
Fusion 360
Onshape
Blender
Keyshot
Adobe (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premier Pro, Audition)
Inkscape
Figma
ANSYS
ADAMS
Arduino
MPLabs
Google SketchUp
Microsoft Office / Google Suite
Recognitions / Training
2025
First Aid Training
2024
Royal Society of Arts ‘In Your Skin’ Shortlist
Roberts Radio Student Winner
Brunel Venture Competition Winner
Institute of Engineering Designers Member
2023
Royal Commission For The Exhibition 1851 Studentship Award
Major Project featured in Dezeen
Made In Brunel and New Designers Showcase
Brunel / Santander Universities Freelancer of the Year Runner-Up
Technical Engineering Drawing Manual by PROTONIUM
RCFTE 1851 Media / Public Speaking Training
2022
Diversity and Inclusion / Mental Health First Aid / First Aid Society
Advanced machining training for CAM and CNC machines
2020 & Earlier
Secretary of the Brunel Design Society
Brunel Workshop Skills Runner-Up
NCS