Design Engineer

Ganymede Solutions Ltd.; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Ganymede Solutions Ltd. is seeking a Design Engineer to translate briefs into practical, production-ready fluid power and electrical solutions. You will create 3D CAD models, generate Bills of Materials, and contribute to accurate cost estimates in collaboration with workshop, project and sales teams.

You will ensure quality through documentation, health and safety adherence, and regulatory compliance while supporting colleagues and customers with clear technical data sheets and drawings.

Qualifications

• Requires design experience turning briefs into production-ready fluid power and electrical solutions.
• Must be able to produce accurate engineering drawings and Bills of Materials for production.
• Collaborate with pricing, project, workshop teams to support cost estimates and delivery schedules.
• Communicate clearly with customers and colleagues; maintain quality HS and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Design efficient, reliable fluid power systems from specifications using 3D CAD.
• Produce accurate drawings and Bills of Materials for production.
• Support system costing in collaboration with pricing colleagues.
• Manage design changes with project and workshop teams to keep delivery schedules.
• Create accessible manuals and technical data sheets for stakeholders.

Skills

Fluid power design

3D CAD

BOM management

Cost estimation

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

3D CAD software

Job description

Design Engineer – Fluid Power Solutions

Design the systems that keep industry moving

Do you get a buzz from turning a complex brief into a solution that performs in the real world? We are searching for a talented Design Engineer to join the Technical team and create practical, production-ready fluid power and electrical solutions. Here, your ideas will not stay on the drawing board, you will help bring them to life.

Own the journey from first brief to final sign-off

This is a role with real variety and visible impact. You will partner with application engineers, customers, sales colleagues, project managers and the workshop team to take projects from initial specification through production and customer sign-off. Along the way, you will produce accurate 3D CAD drawings and Bills of Materials, support confident cost estimates, create clear technical documentation, and ensure each solution meets quality management processes, Health and Safety requirements and relevant legislation.

• Bring ideas to life: Design efficient, reliable fluid power systems from customer and technical specifications using 3D CAD.
• Make every detail count: Produce accurate engineering drawings and comprehensive Bills of Materials for production.
• Shape commercially sound solutions: Work closely with pricing colleagues to support system costing.
• Solve challenges together: Collaborate with project and workshop teams to manage design changes and maintain delivery schedules.
• Communicate with clarity: Create accessible manuals and technical data sheets for internal and external stakeholders.

Build solutions you can be proud to put your name to

You will bring proven fluid power design expertise, experience creating and managing Bills of Materials, and the confidence to contribute to accurate cost estimates. Just as importantly, you will communicate clearly with customers and colleagues, stay organised when priorities compete, and take ownership from challenge to outcome. Strong technical-documentation skills, adaptability, and a sound understanding of Health and Safety and relevant quality standards are essential. Electrical design experience would give you an added advantage, you will see your thinking turn into dependable, real-world engineering. Your work will influence production, support customers and help a collaborative technical team keep raising the bar for innovation, quality and continuous improvement.

Ganymede is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation