Design Engineer (SolidWorks/Sheet Metal)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Fuel card

Training on industry knowledge

Progression to Manager

Pension

Hybrid work

Job summary

Ernest Gordon Recruitment is partnering with a Cambridge-based engineering firm to recruit a Design Engineer with SolidWorks or sheet metal expertise. You will lead the design team while remaining hands-on with SolidWorks, producing sheet metal fabrications for large data centre installations across Europe.

The role requires traveling across the UK and Europe up to 3 times per month, holding a full UK driving license, and commuting to Cambridge.

Qualifications

• Design Engineer with SolidWorks or sheet metal background.
• Ready to lead a design team and manage projects.
• Willing to travel UK/Europe up to 3 times a month.
• Commutable to Cambridge and hold a full UK driving license.

Responsibilities

• Using SolidWorks to produce sheet metal fabrications for data centre projects.
• Leading the design team, assigning projects and ensuring completion of work.
• Travel across the UK and Europe up to 3 times a month with paid stays.
• Operate in a Hybrid work environment.

Skills

SolidWorks

Sheet metal design

Leadership

Project coordination

Data centre knowledge

Tools

Sheet metal fabrication processes

Job description

Design Engineer (SolidWorks/Sheet Metal)

£45,000 to £55,000 per year + Hybrid + Company Bonus + Fuel Card + Training on Industry Knowledge + Progression to Manager + Pension

Cambridge

Are you a Design Engineer with a SolidWorks or sheet metal background looking to work on cutting-edge data centre projects across Europe, while joining a company that values its staff, provides specialist industry training and offers clear opportunities to progress into senior management roles?

This company specialises in bespoke aisle containment and physical infrastructure security, supplying data centre operators and M&E contractors across Europe on high-security, technically advanced projects.

In this role, you will lead the design team while remaining hands‑on with SolidWorks design and engineering, producing sheet metal fabrications for large-scale data centre installations. Working closely with project managers, you will oversee projects from initial design through to completion, with regular travel across the UK and Europe to visit state‑of‑the‑art data centre facilities.

This role would suit a Design Engineer with a SolidWorks or sheet metal background looking to take on a leadership position, work on cutting-edge data centre infrastructure and progress into senior management.

The Role:

• Using solidworks to produce sheet metal fabrications for data centre projects
• Leading the design team, assigning projects and ensuring that all work is completed
• Travel across the UK and Europe up to 3 times a month with paid stay away
• Hybrid work

The Person:

• Design Engineer or similar with a background in SolidWorks or sheet metal design
• Happy with traveling across Europe up to 3 times a month
• Full UK drivers license
• Commutable to Cambridge

Reference: BBBH27972

Keywords: Design Engineer, solidworks, sheet metal, data centres, M&E, Europe travel, security, fabrications, CAD, 2D, 3D, Cambridge

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.