Production-Ready CAD Engineer — Enclosures & Sheet Metal

HR GO Recruitment; Tendring; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

HRGO Recruitment is seeking a CAD Design Engineer for an established UK-based engineering business in Harwich, Essex. You will assist the Design Engineering Manager to produce production-ready SolidWorks designs and manufacturing documentation for sheet metal and fabricated steelwork, with a focus on enclosures and noise-control fabrications.

You will support projects from concept to manufacture, working with fabrication/production teams to ensure right-first-time designs, with occasional

Qualifications

• SolidWorks or Inventor experience producing production-ready drawings for fabrication/manufacture.
• Experience in sheet metal and/or fabricated steelwork design and manufacturing methods.
• Mechanical engineering qualification or equivalent hands-on industry experience.
• High attention to detail and strong communication with workshop teams.

Responsibilities

• Create SolidWorks 3D models, assemblies and detailed 2D manufacturing drawings
• Produce BOMs, cut lists and fabrication packs
• Design sheet metal components and fabricated steelwork to suit manufacturing methods
• Apply DFM principles and liaise with fabrication/production teams to resolve build issues
• Support acoustic enclosure design (panels, doors, interfaces, mounting details)
• Maintain drawing revisions and ensure document control
• Provide installation drawings or site queries support

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Mechanical thinking

DFM mindset

Education

Mechanical engineering qualification

Tools

SolidWorks

Inventor

Job description

HRGO Recruitment is seeking a CAD Design Engineer for an established UK-based engineering business in Harwich, Essex. You will assist the Design Engineering Manager to produce production-ready SolidWorks designs and manufacturing documentation for sheet metal and fabricated steelwork, with a focus on enclosures and noise-control fabrications.

You will support projects from concept to manufacture, working with fabrication/production teams to ensure right-first-time designs, with occasional