Mechanical Chassis Design Engineer

Nub News; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

VIQU IT is seeking a Mechanical Chassis Design Engineer in Warwick with hybrid working options. The role focuses on full lifecycle design from concept to validation, joining a dedicated chassis team of eight.

You will influence manufacturability, cost and performance while collaborating with suppliers and customers. Applicants should have 3–4 years in mechanical vehicle design, strong sheet-metal knowledge, and solid drawing skills.

Qualifications

• At least 3–4 years' mechanical design experience within vehicles, yellow goods, heavy machinery, trailers, tankers or similar.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Mechanical design

Chassis design

Technical drawing

3D CAD

Education

HNC

HND

Apprenticeship

Tools

Solid Edge

BS 8888

Job description

WhereWarwickWhatEngineeringTypePermanentSalary60000 AnnualMechanical Chassis Design EngineerWarwick/Hybrid | 3 days in the office £40,000-£60,000 | Visa sponsorship is not availableVIQU 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 componentsProducing engineering drawings and accurate Bills of MaterialsSupporting DVP&R, design reviews and product validationResolving manufacturing, build and field-service issues through root-cause analysisWorking with suppliers, customers and cross-functional engineering teamsConsidering manufacturability, cost, quality and performance throughout the design processCore 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.RequirementsAt least 3-4 years' mechanical design experience within vehicles, yellow goods, heavy machinery, trailers, tankers or a similar industrial environmentStrong understanding of chassis structures, systems integration, stress, strain and fatigueExperience designing fabricated or sheet-metal components, brackets and structural assembliesAbility to read and produce high-quality technical drawingsConfident communication skills and the ability to make clear engineering decisionsHNC, HND, apprenticeship or equivalent practical engineering experienceApply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence. Or contact Aaron Chiverton on (see below). Know someone great? Refer them and receive up to £1,000 if successful (terms apply).