Mechanical Design Engineer

HCL International; Chichester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

HCL International in Chichester, United Kingdom is seeking a commercially savvy SolidWorks CAD mechanical engineer to produce quality SolidWorks drawings for new products and innovations. The role involves working with production and manufacturing teams to ensure manufacturability and quality.

Expect to produce top quality drawings, inspect parts for QC, and collaborate with machinists to optimize designs for manufacturing with sound calculations and practical problem solving.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2yrs commercial SolidWorks required.
• Background in production engineering and/or manufacturing engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

• Producing top quality SolidWorks drawings for manufacturing
• Inspection of parts for quality control
• Communicate with machinists and shop floor through SolidWorks designs
• Design for manufacturing
• Calculations & formulas - understand how to put theory into practice
• Talk through problems with team on a commercially savvy level

Skills

SolidWorks

CAD

2D drafting

3D modeling

Sheet metal

Tools

AutoCAD

GD&T

Job description

Chichester, United Kingdom | Posted on 06/06/2025

Commercially savvy SolidWorks CAD mechanical engineer to join this exciting company in producing quality SolidWorks drawings for new products and innovations. Now pulling higher market share than their competitors this company require an experienced SolidWorks mechanical engineer to help with work flow.

Minimum 2yrs commercial SolidWorks required. With a background in production engineering and/or manufacturing engineering your typical tasks will include:

• Producing top quality SolidWorks drawings for manufacturing
• Inspection of parts for quality control
• Communicate with machinists and shop floor through your SolidWorks designs
• Design for manufacturing
• Calculations & formulas - understand how to put theory into practice
• Talk through problems with team on a commercially savvy level

Working on some very exciting new products there is loads of variation to this SolidWorks role. Lots of SolidWorks design challenges lie ahead! So if you don’t like being bored this role is definitely for you!

Key words: SolidWorks, Solid Works, CAD, AutoCAD, 2D, 3D, Mechanical Desktop, AutoCAD Release, Electrical, Mechanical, Sheet Metal, Welding, BoM’s, geometric dimensioning & tolerances