Company: VickerStock

Apply for the Mechanical Design / Product Validation Engineer

Location: Omagh

Job Description:

Mechanical Design / Product Validation Engineer

Location: West Tyrone Job Type: Full-time, Permanent Industry: Engineering / Heavy Machinery

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What’s in it for you?

£45,000 – £60,000 basic salary depending on experience
Annual bonus
Health and life cover
Excellent wider benefits package
Move beyond a traditional CAD-focused Design Engineering role
Work directly with complete machinery, testing and product development
Excellent long-term career development opportunities

Company and Role of Mechanical Design / Product Validation Engineer

Vickerstock are working with an established and growing engineering and manufacturing business in the recruitment of a Mechanical Design / Product Validation Engineer for their West Tyrone operation.

This is a particularly interesting opportunity for an experienced Mechanical Design or Project Design Engineer who would like to move beyond a traditional CAD-focused position and into a more practical engineering role.

Working with complete machinery, you will develop test plans, carry out practical testing, analyse engineering data and use the results to solve problems and influence future product design and development.

You do not need to currently be a Test or Validation Engineer. We are particularly interested in experienced Design Engineers with a strong understanding of complex machinery who would like to develop their career in this direction.

Key Responsibilities for this Mechanical Design / Product Validation Engineer position

Work closely with Design and Project Engineering teams to understand new and existing product designs
Develop test and validation plans for machinery, systems and components
Lead practical product testing across engineering projects
Determine appropriate testing requirements and methods
Set up and use engineering test equipment, instrumentation and sensors
Collect, analyse and interpret engineering test data
Use test results to identify problems and recommend design improvements
Support new product development from design through testing and into production
Investigate product failures and support root cause analysis
Contribute to design reviews and ongoing product improvement

Essential Criteria for this Mechanical Design / Product Validation Engineer position

Mechanical Design, Project Design, Product Development or similar Engineering experience
Experience working with complex machinery, equipment or manufactured products
Strong understanding of mechanical design and engineering principles
Good 3D CAD experience
Ability to understand engineering drawings and technical information
Strong practical engineering and problem-solving capability
Ability to analyse technical information and make engineering recommendations
Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering or another relevant Engineering discipline

Experience with hydraulics, structural design, electrical/control systems, FEA, instrumentation, sensors, data acquisition or product testing would be advantageous.

Previous formal Test or Validation Engineering experience is not required.

We are particularly interested in speaking with Mechanical Design Engineers, Project Design Engineers, Senior Design Engineers, Product Development Engineers and R&D Engineers who enjoy the practical side of Engineering and would like greater involvement in how products perform in the real world.

To apply for this Mechanical Design / Product Validation Engineer position, please submit your CV or contact Hugh Nugent at Vickerstock for a confidential discussion. All approaches will be dealt with in the strictest confidence.

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Skills:Mechanical Design Product Validation Engineer development manufacturing

Benefits:Bonus and Benefits

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Posted: October 6th, 2026