Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Company: ECHELON ENGINEERS
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Senior Mechanical Engineer

Salary: £70,000-£85,000 + share options and benefits

Contract: Full-time, permanent, on site (UK)

The role

Echelon Engineers is recruiting on behalf of a client for a Senior Mechanical Engineer. You’ll be the mechanical Technical Authority, reviewing and signing off calculations and designs for high-pressure vessels and systems. It’s hands-on: CAD, FEA/CFD, and time on the fabrication floor taking equipment through build, testing and commissioning. You’ll also mentor a Mechanical Design Engineer.

You’ll need

  • 10+ years’ mechanical engineering experience, including high-pressure vessels and systems
  • Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
  • Experience as a technical lead or Technical Authority
  • Strong knowledge of PED, ASME VIII and UK pressure-systems regulations
  • SolidWorks, plus FEA/CFD (ANSYS or similar)
  • Experience working with fabricators and coded welders, including NDT and pressure testing
  • A systems engineering approach and sound safety judgement

Nice to have

  • CEng (IMechE)
  • piping/pipe stress
  • high-temperature or supercritical applications
  • pilot plant or first-of-a-kind experience

Benefits

  • Share options
  • flexible hours
  • private health insurance
  • EV salary sacrifice
  • 33 days’ leave plus your birthday off
  • 5% pension
  • company e-bikes

Must have the right to work in the UK; no sponsorship available.

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Posted: November 1st, 2026