Mechanical Design Engineer

Company: Redline Group
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Location: Bournemouth
Job Description:

Overview

You will lead mechanical and electromechanical product design from concept to production within a collaborative product development team. You’ll shape NPI and design improvements to meet customer requirements and manufacturing objectives. As technical lead on key customer projects, you’ll enable cross-functional delivery of innovative engineering solutions. This role offers exposure to advanced manufacturing in a dynamic environment and a clear path to ownership and impact.

Pay / Benefits

  • competitive salary
  • comprehensive benefits package
  • career development and progression opportunities
  • modern engineering and manufacturing facilities
  • collaborative and supportive culture

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical development of new customer and product roadmap projects
  • Design and develop mechanical and electromechanical products from concept to production
  • Create 3D CAD models, drawings, and documentation using SolidWorks
  • Produce specifications, validation plans and compliance documentation
  • Optimize existing products for performance, reliability, manufacturability and cost
  • Perform engineering calculations and simulations to validate designs
  • Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, Testing and Project Management teams
  • Raise and manage Engineering Change Requests (ECRs)
  • Support prototype builds, testing and production handover
  • Review concessions and first-off approvals
  • Ensure designs meet applicable standards and regulatory requirements
  • Mentor and support junior engineers

Key requirements

  • Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
  • Proven mechanical product design and development experience
  • Strong SolidWorks CAD experience
  • Experience with casting, machined components and molded parts
  • Knowledge of Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA)
  • Experience with APQP, PPAP and Design & Process FMEA
  • Understanding of manufacturing ERP systems (SAP, IFS, Priority or similar)
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Strong project management and organizational abilities
  • Excellent communication across multidisciplinary teams
  • excellent communication
  • problem-solving
  • project management
  • SolidWorks
  • SolidWorks EPDM (Desirable)
  • DFM/ DFA

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Posted: September 14th, 2026