Mechanical Development Engineer - Rocket Propulsion

CBSbutler; Larkhill; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High level of technical ownership and autonomy

Long-term career development within advanced engineering

Job summary

CBSbutler, based in the United Kingdom, is seeking a talented Product Development Engineer to join their dynamic Development team. This role is at the forefront of cutting-edge engineering within the propulsion technology sector.

As a Product Development Engineer, you will work on safety-critical systems throughout the entire product lifecycle, from concept through in-service support. The position offers both technical challenges and hands-on involvement.

Qualifications

• Experience developing safety-critical engineered products.
• Ability to communicate confidently with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Thrives in a technically challenging environment.

Responsibilities

• Leading technical design activities on complex engineered products.
• Managing product evolution and ensuring customer compliance.
• Driving design reviews, validation, and qualification activities.

Skills

Complex problem solving

Technical communication

Analytical skills

Hands-on mindset

Job description

Kidderminster (Hybrid available)

We’re supporting a highly advanced engineering and manufacturing organisation at the forefront of propulsion technology, seeking a talented Product Development Engineer to join their growing Development team.

This is not your average mechanical engineering role.

You’ll work across the full product lifecycle — from concept and development through qualification, production and in-service support — on complex, safety‑critical systems operating in some of the harshest environments imaginable.

The role combines cutting‑edge engineering with real hands‑on involvement. One day you could be leading design reviews and customer technical discussions, the next overseeing live trials, analysing test data or investigating hardware performance.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading technical design activities on complex engineered products
• Managing product evolution and ensuring customer compliance
• Driving design reviews, validation and qualification activities
• Working closely with specialists across stress, thermal, materials, manufacturing and testing disciplines
• Acting as a key technical interface with customers, suppliers and project stakeholders
• Supporting trials, investigations and product performance assessments

We’re looking for engineers who:

• Thrive in technically challenging environment
• Enjoy solving complex multidisciplinary problems
• Have experience developing safety‑critical engineered products
• Can communicate confidently with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Bring a practical, hands‑on mindset alongside strong analytical skills

Why this opportunity stands out:

• Work on genuinely unique technology
• High level of technical ownership and autonomy
• Long‑term career development within advanced engineering