Mechanical Design Engineer: Custom Machinery (SOLIDWORKS)

Hartland Recruitment & Advertising Limited; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday

Healthcare for you and your family

Early finish Friday

Job summary

Hartland Recruitment is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer for an expanding machinery manufacturer in the Bedfordshire/Cambridgeshire area. You will modify standard machines to meet customer requirements, adapting sub‑assemblies, tooling and fixtures using 3D CAD skills.

Experience with SolidWorks, Creo or AutoCAD (prefer SolidWorks) and a practical feel for how machinery works is essential. The role includes a very competitive salary, 37.5‑hour week and early finish on Fridays, plus holiday

Qualifications

• Experience designing machinery and adapting standard machines to customer specs.
• Proficient in 3D CAD for sub-assemblies, tooling and fixtures.
• Able to interpret customer requirements and translate into mechanical changes.

Responsibilities

• Modify standard machines to meet customer requirements.
• Design changes to sub-assemblies, tooling and fixtures.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and packaging departments.

Skills

3D CAD drafting

Mechanical design

Adaptation to customer requirements

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

AutoCAD Inventor

Job description

Hartland Recruitment is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer for an expanding machinery manufacturer in the Bedfordshire/Cambridgeshire area. You will modify standard machines to meet customer requirements, adapting sub‑assemblies, tooling and fixtures using 3D CAD skills.

Experience with SolidWorks, Creo or AutoCAD (prefer SolidWorks) and a practical feel for how machinery works is essential. The role includes a very competitive salary, 37.5‑hour week and early finish on Fridays, plus holiday