Mechanical Design Engineer

Bennett & Game Recruitment; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Design Engineer to join an established engineering team in West Sussex. The role involves designing machinery for customer projects, producing user manuals, and supporting equipment testing. Candidates should possess SolidWorks competency, ideally with 5+ years of experience in the packaging machinery industry. This position offers a salary of circa £45,000 and various employee benefits including an 8% employer pension contribution and strong career progression opportunities.

Benefits

8% employer pension contribution

Annual performance-related bonus

Company mobile phone & laptop

Optional private medical healthcare

Death-in-service benefit

Strong career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• SolidWorks competency required.
• Experience with SolidWorks/EPDM Vault is advantageous.
• Strong IT skills including MS Office applications.
• Good understanding of pneumatic control systems required.
• Knowledge of ATEX and CE marking requirements preferred.
• Ideally 5+ years' experience within the packaging machinery industry or a related sector.

Responsibilities

• Design machinery for customer projects and R&D initiatives.
• Take ownership of design, development, and release of machines for manufacture.
• Produce build manuals, user manuals, and testing/statutory documentation.
• Support equipment testing, occasionally in front of customers.
• Collaborate with other engineers as a part of a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

SolidWorks competency

Experience with SolidWorks/EPDM Vault

Strong IT skills

Good understanding of pneumatic control systems

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Design Engineer Job Overview

Due to continued growth, there is an exciting opportunity to join a well–established engineering team specialising in the design and manufacture of manufacturing machinery.

The successful applicant will be involved in a wide range of activities within the engineering department and will report to the Lead Engineer. Responsibilities will include machinery design for customer projects, R&D initiatives, product development, and cost–saving improvements. The role may also involve equipment testing, occasionally in the presence of customers.

You will be expected to take full ownership of design, development, and release of machines for manufacture, as well as the production of build manuals, user manuals, statutory documentation, and testing documentation.

The engineering team currently includes a group of Mechanical Design Engineers and Control & Automation Engineers. The right candidate will be a strong team player with a sound understanding of engineering principles, technical drawings, and industry standards, combined with a proactive and committed approach.

Responsibilities

• Design machinery for customer projects, R&D initiatives, product development, and cost-saving improvements.
• Take ownership of design, development, and release of machines for manufacture.
• Produce build manuals, user manuals, and testing/statutory documentation.
• Support equipment testing, occasionally in the presence of customers.
• Collaborate with Mechanical Design Engineers and Control & Automation Engineers as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Requirements

• SolidWorks competency
• Experience with SolidWorks/EPDM Vault (advantageous)
• Strong IT skills, including MS Office applications
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)
• Good understanding of pneumatic control systems
• Knowledge of ATEX and CE marking requirements (preferred)
• Ideally 5+ years' experience within the packaging machinery industry or a related sector

Salary & Benefits

• Salary circa GBP45,000 DOE
• Location: West Sussex (close to a mainline train station for easy commuting)
• Hours: 35 per week, with flexibility required on occasion
• 8% employer pension contribution
• Annual performance–related bonus
• Annual pay review
• Company mobile phone & laptop
• Optional private medical healthcare
• Death–in–service benefit
• Strong career progression opportunities

Bennett & Game Recruitment are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi–disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for.