Company: Hays
Location: Manchester
Job Description:
Overview
In this R&D–driven role, you will design, develop and improve specialist mechanical products within a growing engineering business. You’ll contribute from concept to manufacture and collaborate across engineering, manufacturing and broader teams. The position offers mentoring opportunities and a chance to influence a developing R&D function. You’ll work hands-on with 3D modelling and product development in a collaborative environment.
Pay / Benefits
- Private healthcare
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Company summer and Christmas events
- Permanent, full-time position
- Site-based role in Manchester
- 3-month probation period
Responsibilities
- Design and develop mechanical products and components
- Create detailed 3D models and drawings using Autodesk Inventor
- Advance new product development and enhance existing products
- Carry designs from concept through development to manufacture
- Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing and other stakeholders
- Support problem solving, design reviews and continuous improvement
- Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers
- Be an active member of a small, collaborative Design & R&D team
Key requirements
- Minimum 2 years’ mechanical design experience in engineering or manufacturing
- Strong 3D CAD capability (ideally Autodesk Inventor)
- Solid understanding of mechanical engineering principles and design for manufacture
- Experience designing engineered products, assemblies or components
- Effective communication and cross-department collaboration
- Experience in valves, flow control, or pressure systems is advantageous but not essential
- Senior candidates able to mentor and support peers are welcome
- Transferable engineering knowledge, CAD skills and teamwork orientation are valued
- strong communication
- mentoring capability
- team collaboration
- Autodesk Inventor
- 3D CAD modeling
- design for manufacture
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Posted: October 22nd, 2026