Design Engineer

MacStaff; East Hampshire; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist engineering firm in East Hampshire seeks a Design Engineer/Applications Engineer. The role involves design management from initial customer inquiries, deep involvement with product development, and customer-facing interactions. Candidates should possess design experience, familiarity with hydraulic applications, and solid IT skills. A competitive salary of £45K-£50K plus benefits is offered, including healthcare and bonuses.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Company bonus

Medical (BUPA) and Dental

Childcare vouchers

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a Design Engineer role is essential.
• Direct customer contact experience is preferred.
• Familiarity with quality systems such as ISO9001:2015 is required.

Responsibilities

• Own the application design journey from inquiry to release.
• Interface with customers and suppliers to generate design proposals.
• Ensuring solutions are manufacturable and compliant.

Skills

Design engineering experience

Customer-facing skills

Understanding of hydraulics, pumps, valves

Knowledge of manufacturing processes

IT skills including ERP & CAD systems

Tools

SolidWorks (CAD)

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Job description

You will like

Design & Applications engineering for Cirencester area specialist in Engineering & Sealing Solutions firm supplying a range of markets including Formula 1, Motorsport, Oil & Gas, Pumps, Chemical Processing and other Fluid Handling applications. Dealing with high performance sealing components, rubber, plastic and composite technology manufactured from the highest quality materials to exacting specifications, ensuring long-term reliability in the most demanding applications.

You will like

The Design Engineer/Applications Engineer job itself, which is a hands‑on, customer‑facing engineering role owning the application design journey from initial enquiry through to release. You will interface with customers and suppliers, generate and approve design proposals, and ensure solutions are manufacturable, compliant and delivered on time. More specifically:

• Design of products for customers using SolidWorks (CAD), ensuring these are to customer expectations
• Provide technical guidance to highly technical external customers, visiting customer sites
• Liaising with the Sales team, customers and suppliers
• Generateand approvedesign proposals utilizing our client's extensive design and material expertise to ensure the best application solution forcustomers
• Knowledge and experience of Quality Systems, familiarity with the Quality Procedures of ISO9001:2015, PPAP, First Article Inspection, Non-Conformances, Quality Audits etc
• Support with Goods Inwards Inspection of manufactured parts to ensure conformity
• Work closely with suppliers to ensure quality of product

Hours: Full Time: Monday to Thursday: 8:30 to 17:00 Friday: 8:30 to 16:00 Incl. 30 minutes lunch

You will have

To be successful as the Design Engineer/Applications Engineer, you will have a healthy mix of the following:

• Worked in a Design Engineer role
• Understanding of applications in Hydraulics, Pumps, Valves, Compressors is a benefit
• Worked within / comfortable with having direct contact with customers
• Knowledge of manufacturing and processes in relevant industries
• IT usage of ERP & CAD systems, Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

You will get

As Design Engineer/Applications Engineer, you will enjoy a competitive salary of £45K-£50K + Package.

• Monday – Thursday: 08:30 – 17:00, Fridays: 08:30 – 16:00
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays, increasing with length of service
• Company Bonus
• Medical (BUPA) and Dental
• Childcare Vouchers and Cycle to Work Scheme

Potentially more for a stand‑out candidate so please apply irrespective of salary!

You can apply

For the Design Engineer/Applications Engineer by pushing the button on this job posting (recommended), or by sending CV in confidence to [e-mail]

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