Mechanical Chassis Design Engineer

VIQU Ltd; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

VIQU Ltd. is seeking a Mechanical Chassis Design Engineer in Warwick with hybrid working arrangements (3 days in the office). You will join a focused chassis team to drive design from concept through validation and support.

The role emphasizes detailed chassis design, drawing production, BOM creation and collaboration across engineering functions to address manufacturing and field issues.

Qualifications

• At least 3–4 years' mechanical design experience in vehicles or heavy machinery.
• Ability to read and produce high-quality technical drawings.
• Confident communication and engineering decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Designing and detailing chassis systems, structures and mechanical components.
• Producing drawings and Bills of Materials.
• Supporting design reviews, DVP&R, and product validation.
• Resolving manufacturing and field-service issues through root-cause analysis.
• Collaborating with suppliers, customers and cross-functional teams.
• Considering manufacturability, cost, quality and performance.

Skills

Mechanical design

High attention to detail

Clear communication

Root-cause analysis

Education

HNC/HND or apprenticeship or equivalent

Tools

Solid Edge

Job description

Mechanical Chassis Design Engineer

Warwick/Hybrid | 3 days in the office
£40,000-£60,000 | Visa sponsorship is not available

VIQU have partnered with an established, family-owned engineering manufacturer developing specialist commercial vehicles used across the UK and internationally.

The Mechanical Chassis Design Engineer will join an eight-person chassis team, working across the full product life cycle-from early concepts and component design through to validation, production support and aftermarket field fixes. The role offers scope to progress from component-level design into wider systems architecture and project engineering responsibilities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing and detailing chassis systems, structures and mechanical components
• Producing engineering drawings and accurate Bills of Materials
• Supporting DVP&R, design reviews and product validation
• Resolving manufacturing, build and field-service issues through root-cause analysis
• Working with suppliers, customers and cross-functional engineering teams
• Considering manufacturability, cost, quality and performance throughout the design process

Core technologies and engineering areas include 3D CAD, ideally Solid Edge, BS 8888, sheet metal, fabricated structures, welding, fasteners, BOM creation, DVP&R and Design for Manufacture and Assembly.

Requirements

• At least 3-4 years' mechanical design experience within vehicles, yellow goods, heavy machinery, trailers, tankers or a similar industrial environment
• Strong understanding of chassis structures, systems integration, stress, strain and fatigue
• Experience designing fabricated or sheet-metal components, brackets and structural assemblies
• Ability to read and produce high-quality technical drawings
• Confident communication skills and the ability to make clear engineering decisions
• HNC, HND, apprenticeship or equivalent practical engineering experience