Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Overview

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer sought to own and drive new product development from concept to production within a collaborative product development team. You will design mechanical and electromechanical products, lead customer projects, and ensure designs meet standards and manufacturing goals. The role emphasizes hands-on design leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering innovative engineering solutions in a technically advanced environment. This is a chance to shape NPI and contribute to a growing engineering culture.

Pay / Benefits

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

Responsibilities

• Lead technical development of new customer and product roadmap projects
• Design and develop mechanical and electromechanical products from concept through to production
• Create 3D CAD models, engineering drawings and technical documentation using SolidWorks
• Produce supporting engineering documentation including product specifications, validation plans and compliance documentation
• Optimise existing products to improve performance, reliability, manufacturability and cost
• Conduct engineering calculations and simulations to validate designs
• Work closely with Manufacturing, Production Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Testing and Project Management teams during product development
• Raise and manage Engineering Change Requests (ECRs)
• Support prototype builds, testing and production handover
• Review concessions and first-off approvals
• Ensure designs comply with relevant engineering standards and regulatory requirements
• Mentor and support less experienced engineers where appropriate

Key requirements

• Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering or equivalent industry experience
• Proven experience in mechanical product design and development
• Strong SolidWorks CAD experience
• Experience of manufacturing processes including castings, machined components and moulded 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 such as SAP, IFS, Priority or similar
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong project management and organisational abilities
• Ability to manage multiple engineering projects simultaneously
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across multidisciplinary teams

• Problem-solving mindset
• Strong communication
• Project management
• SolidWorks CAD
• DFM and DFA
• APQP, PPAP and FMEA

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