Design Engineer

Company: Prime Appointments Ltd
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Location: Colchester
Job Description:

A manufacturing client located in Clacton-On-Sea are currently recruiting for a Design Engineer to join their growing team.

This is a permanent position, paying between £35,000 – £38,000 per annum (depending upon experience).

Overview:

As a Design Engineer, you will be required to manage multiple projects from concept through to completion.

Duties:

  • You will be required to lead and manage project priorities and deliverables
  • Liaise with the engineering, project, buying and manufacturing teams internally, throughout the project lifecycle
  • Provide technical guidance, coaching and drawing reviews for junior designers
  • Look at continuous improvement methods where possible
  • DfMA (Design for Manufacture & Assembly) across all projects
  • Develop automated design tool models, whilst also revisiting existing design applications

Candidate requirements:

  • Good understanding of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) principles
  • Proficient in AutoCAD, Solidworks or Autodesk Inventor
  • Track record in managing multiple projects at once
  • Strong decision making and communication skills
  • Over 5 years’ experience working as a Design Engineer within a manufacturing or engineering environment

Company Perks:

  • 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays’
  • Wellbeing programmes & initiatives
  • Up to 20% bonus of base salary, based on company
  • Salary sacrifice schemes, such as cycle to work plus much more
  • Auto Pension Enrolment
  • Additional holiday allowance given for long service within the company

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Posted: October 16th, 2026