Mechanical Design Team Lead

Overview

In this role you lead the Mechanical Design function within a technical manufacturing setting, while staying hands-on with bespoke equipment design. You will coordinate multi-project engineering activities and partner with project, manufacturing and commercial teams to deliver from concept to manufacture. You mentor designers and drive design reviews, continuous improvement, and robust manufacturing documentation. You influence engineering standards and practices, shaping the department’s direction in a collaborative, high-expertise environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the Mechanical Design team, providing technical guidance and support
• Allocate resources and manage engineering workloads across multiple projects
• Drive design reviews, problem-solving activities and continuous improvement initiatives
• Take ownership of selected projects, producing design solutions and manufacturing documentation using 3D CAD software
• Ensure designs are safe, practical, manufacturable and compliant with customer and regulatory requirements
• Work closely with Project Engineers, Controls Engineers, Manufacturing and Purchasing teams to ensure successful project delivery
• Support the development of engineering standards, templates and best-practice design methodologies
• Monitor project progress, identify technical risks and support mitigation activities

Key requirements

• Proven experience designing bespoke machinery, capital equipment or engineered-to-order products
• Strong mechanical design background with the ability to produce detailed manufacturing documentation
• Proficiency with 3D CAD software
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary engineering environment
• Strong communication, planning and problem-solving skills
• Previous experience mentoring engineers, leading projects or coordinating design activities

• strong communication
• planning
• problem-solving
• 3D CAD proficiency
• multidisciplinary collaboration
• design documentation

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