Mechanical Design Engineer – Sheet Metal & CAD Lead

Bristol Industrial; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Salary sacrifice scheme

Job summary

Bristol Industrial is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to adapt existing designs across a broad product range manufactured on site. You will work with the R&D team to propose process improvements and ensure designs meet technical, quality and cost requirements.

The role involves designing for manufacture, cross-functional collaboration, and providing technical support to R&D projects. A strong background in sheet metal is essential.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in sheet metal manufacturing as a design engineer.
• Degree or HND in Mechanical Design or related Engineering discipline.
• Strong understanding of sheet metal processes, materials and tolerances.
• Experience with 3D CAD and generating 2D drawings, ideally SolidEdge.

Responsibilities

• Design updates of existing products from concept to manufacture, meeting customer, technical, functional, quality and cost requirements.
• Design for manufacture to enable efficient, repeatable and cost-effective production.
• Collaborate with NPD, Production Engineering, Quality, Purchasing and Marketing to implement designs.
• Provide technical support for R&D initiative projects and report progress to stakeholders.
• Identify, assess and mitigate design risks throughout updates.
• Ensure designs comply with engineering standards, legislation and company procedures.
• Support manufacturing for continuous improvement and cost reduction.

Skills

Sheet metal design

Mechanical design experience

Materials & tolerances

3D CAD (SolidEdge)

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

SolidEdge

Job description

Bristol Industrial is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to adapt existing designs across a broad product range manufactured on site. You will work with the R&D team to propose process improvements and ensure designs meet technical, quality and cost requirements.

The role involves designing for manufacture, cross-functional collaboration, and providing technical support to R&D projects. A strong background in sheet metal is essential.