Mechanical Design Engineer

Euro Projects Recruitment Ltd.; Warrington; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

8% employer pension

Healthcare and life insurance

Job summary

Euro Projects Recruitment Ltd. is helping a Warrington-based engineering business recruit a Mechanical Design Engineer. The role focuses on R&D driven projects and a mix of design, analysis and hands-on testing across diverse customer products.

You will use SolidWorks to create and modify components, apply FEA where needed, and contribute to test rigs, specifications and commissioning. A relevant engineering qualification and practical problem-solving skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Must hold an engineering qualification and have hands‑on design experience.
• Experience working on R&D projects or mechanisms, bearings or tribology is highly relevant.
• Solidworks CAD experience is essential; some exposure to FEA is advantageous.
• Able to communicate results clearly to colleagues and clients.

Responsibilities

• Work across the full engineering lifecycle, combining mechanical design with analysis including FEA.
• Design new components and edits using SolidWorks.
• Collaborate with colleagues and clients to define requirements and develop engineering solutions; contribute to mechanism and test rig design, testing and reporting.

Skills

SolidWorks

FEA

Problem Solving

Hands-on

Communication

Education

Engineering Qualification

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Mechanical Design Engineer

• Varied position working within an engineering business who are at the heart of R&D projects.

• Work with a diverse range of customers to help develop a wide selection of interesting products.

• This is more than just a CAD role, you will have tasks relating to FEA and wider exposure to R&D projects.

Are you a Mechanical Design Engineer who wants to work on specialist engineering projects? This is a rare opportunity to work within a truly unique business that pride themselves on their R&D / test capabilities for their customers. As Mechanical Design Engineer you will support the design and development of various products, looking at specific mechanisms, bearings and supporting test activities. You won’t be stuck behind a CAD station all day within this position.

Salary & Package:

• £42,000 to £45,000 as a guide.

• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays with scope to purchase additional days.

• 8% employer pension.

• Healthcare and life insurance policies.

This Mechanical Design Engineer job will suit:

• A Design Engineer with a couple of years (or more) engineering experience.

• Hold a relevant engineering qualification. Any Aerospace experience would be useful due to the nature of the products sharing similar quality standards.

• Specific experience working on R&D projects or mechanisms, bearings or other tribology components would be highly relevant.

• Hands on in nature, good problem solver, comfortable communicating results to various points of contact.

• Comfortable with Solidworks CAD package. FEA experience would also be an advantage.

The Mechanical Design Engineer job will involve:

• Work across the full engineering lifecycle, combining mechanical design with engineering analysis, including FEA, and hands-on involvement in commercial and R&D related projects

• Working with Solidworks to design new components and make edits to existing designs.

• Working closely with colleagues and clients, you’ll help define project requirements and develop engineering solutions, with involvement in mechanism and test rig design, test specification, commissioning, testing, and reporting.

The Project Design Engineer job’s working environment, opportunities and rewards:

• A medium sized engineering business based in Warrington.

• Opportunity to work on a range of exciting R&D projects across multiple sectors.

• Excellent wider package and salary to match expectations.

• Proven record of promoting within the business.

This job is commutable from Warrington, Manchester, Liverpool.

Reference: JP-MDEW