Mechanical Design Engineer

Wallace Hind Selection; Bedford; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday plus bank holidays

6% company pension

Job summary

Wallace Hind Selection is seeking an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to take ownership of designing new machinery from cradle to grave.

The role involves hands-on work on the shop floor and collaboration with production and sales teams to deliver robust, cost‑effective solutions.

Qualifications

• Experienced Mechanical Design Engineer; educated to HND or B.ENG in Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience on design projects from concept through to completion; able to work across stages.
• Proficient with SolidWorks; experience with DfMA and production interfaces is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Detailed mechanical design of new machines from cradle to grave.
• Re–engineer existing machinery to improve design, manufacturing efficiency and durability; optimise weights, GD&T and costs.
• Prototype testing and internal stakeholder management with production and sales.

Skills

Project management

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

HND or B.ENG in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

BASIC SALARY:

up to GBP46,000 dependent on your relevant experience

BENEFITS:

• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
• 6% company pension

LOCATION:

Bedford

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS:

Luton, Biggleswade, Sandy, Hitchin, Ampthill, Flitwick, Woburn, Cranfield, Milton Keynes, Newport Pagnell, St Neots, Huntingdon, Rushden, Wellingborough

Why should you apply?

• There is a hands on, experienced and supportive engineering team to support you
• You can work on design projects from start to finish – not just parts of them
• You can be hands on as a mechanical engineer getting involved on the shop floor with production, assembly and machine / factory acceptance testing
• You can develop your engineering skills to diverse your knowledge of electrical and software too if you wish

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Mechanical Engineer, Design Engineer – Machinery, Industrial, R&D

Reporting to our Engineering Manager, as a Mechanical Design Engineer you'll be involved with a variety of existing projects from the get–go. Our projects range from existing machinery modifications through to blank page NPD / innovation. Largely low volume.

Rather than being confined to a design office, you'll be encouraged to be shop floor and customer–facing, building on your project experience and working closely with the team on the shop floor in production.

You'll need the ability to juggle several projects (maybe 2–3) at different stages, which will challenge you as a Mechanical Design Engineer. Innovation and quality are at the core of what we do here.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Your main duties will include:

• Detailed mechanical design of new machines from cradle to grave
• Re–engineer existing machinery to enhance design, manufacturing efficiency, durability, cost down, GD&T and weights and balance etc
• Prototype testing
• Internal stakeholder management with production and sales

YOUR BACKGROUND:

You’ll be an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer, educated to likely have an HND or B.ENG in Mechanical Engineering.

You will also have experience of some or all the following:

• Working on design projects from concept through to completion
• Competent using SolidWorks as your primary 3D modeling package or similar and willing to learn
• Worked closely with production and test (DfMA)
• BOM's, materials selection to include stainless steel, aluminum and mild steel

THE COMPANY:

A privately owned, UK manufacturer of special purpose machinery servicing the FMCG sectors.

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: Mechanical Design, Design Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Equipment, Tooling, Industrial, Converting, Rewinding, Spooling, Hydraulics, SolidWorks, DfMA, DFMAE, FEA, DFM, DFA