CAD Lead Design Engineer in LA20

Energy Jobline ZR; Broughton in Furness; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the United Kingdom seeks a CAD Lead Design Engineer to prepare 2D and 3D CAD outputs, ensuring adherence to quality standards. The role involves working with CAD tools like Creo and Teamcenter, with many benefits and a hybrid work model. The ideal candidate should have engineering design experience and understanding of PLM systems.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Green car scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in 3D modelling, assembling, 2D drawing and Design for Manufacture.
• Familiarity with configuration control of parts and workflow release in a PLM system.

Responsibilities

• Prepare technical 2D drawings, 3D CAD models, and other technical outputs.
• Responsible for configuration management of CAD and product data.
• Work with suppliers, partners and customers to ensure secure data transfer.

Skills

Knowledge in engineering and quality standards

3D modelling experience

Working knowledge of drawing standards

Understanding of configuration control

Engineering design experience

Education

HNC or equivalent in a relevant Engineering discipline

Tools

Creo Parametric

Teamcenter

SAP

Job description

Position Information

Job Title: CAD Lead Design Engineer
Location: Barrow‑in‑Furness
Salary: £47,017 (DOE)
Hybrid & flexible working arrangements available.

What You’ll Be Doing

Preparing technical 2D drawings, 3D CAD models, and other technical outputs in accordance with business best practice and contractual requirements. Responsible for the configuration management of CAD and product data within the business’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tool (Teamcenter), applying business best practices on version control and change management. Work with suppliers, partners and customers to ensure product data transfer is coordinated securely and configuration control is maintained. Generate and create designs with safety, design for manufacture, cost and maintainability in mind. Support the creation and modification of applicable technical data pack (TDP) business management system (BMS) processes and best practice guidance (BPG’s).

Skills and Experiences

Essential:

• Knowledge in engineering and quality standards (e.g. BS 8888) and experience in 3D modelling, assembling, 2D drawing and Design for Manufacture.
• Working knowledge of drawing standards and the application of geometric tolerances.
• Understanding of configuration control of parts and workflow release of items and parts within a PLM system.
• Engineering design experience (ideally mechanical).

Desirable:

• Familiarity with specific CAD (ideally Creo Parametric), PLM tools (ideally Teamcenter) and data transfer requirements to ERP systems (ideally SAP).
• A HNC or equivalent in a relevant Engineering discipline.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme, employee share plans, extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts. Eligibility for an annual incentive.

Security & Eligibility

Many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions. All applicants must achieve at least the Baseline Personnel Security Standard.

Closing Date

Closing Date: 30th October 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.