Mechanical Chassis Design Engineer

VIQU IT Recruitment; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

VIQU IT Recruitment is seeking a Mechanical Chassis Design Engineer for Warwick with hybrid working (3 days in the office). This role sits in an eight-person chassis team, contributing across the full product lifecycle from concept through validation, production support and aftermarket field fixes.

The ideal candidate has 3–4 years of mechanical design experience in vehicles or similar industrial settings, with strong knowledge of chassis structures, fabrication, and high-quality drawing

Qualifications

• 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

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

3D CAD

Technical drawings reading

Decision making

Education

HNC/HND or apprenticeship

Tools

Solid Edge

BS 8888

Sheet metal fabrication

Welding

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 lifecycle-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