Senior Design Engineer - NPD for High-Speed Machinery

Solid Talent; West Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare (BUPA)

Pension plan (6% employee, 9% employer

Up to 15% Annual MIP Bonus

Life Assurance (7x Salary)

Subsidised on-site canteen

33 Days Holiday incl. Bank

Job summary

Solid Talent in the West Yorkshire region seeks a Senior Design Engineer to drive New Product Development for high-speed, precision automated machinery. You will act as Design Authority, delivering robust technical solutions from concept to manufacture and leading risk mitigation across multidisciplinary teams.

Ideal candidates will have strong first-principles engineering experience, GD&T proficiency, and a track record in gear design and high-speed systems.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading complex NPD projects.
• Strong first-principles mechanical engineering knowledge for high-speed machinery.
• Experience with gear design and high-speed taxonomies.
• Proficient in 3D CAD and GD&T with BOM management experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as Design Authority from specification to manufacture delivering robust solutions.
• Develop innovative mechanical concepts and trade-off analyses using first principles.
• Perform FMEA to identify and mitigate risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead design reviews, document design activity, and pursue IP opportunities.
• Create 3D models and manufacturing drawings using NX or SolidWorks.
• Manage BOMs and drawing configurations; ensure inspection standards.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to resolve manufacturing queries.
• Develop comprehensive test plans to verify prototype performance.
• Occasionally travel to support on-site trials or supplier/customer facilities.

Skills

NPD project leadership

First principles engineering

High-speed rotary machinery

Gear design

3D CAD (Siemens NX, SolidWorks)

GD&T

FMEA

BOM management

Cross-functional collaboration

IP awareness

Manufacturing drawings

Tools

Siemens NX

SolidWorks

Solid Edge

Autodesk Inventor

PTC Creo

Job description

Solid Talent in the West Yorkshire region seeks a Senior Design Engineer to drive New Product Development for high-speed, precision automated machinery. You will act as Design Authority, delivering robust technical solutions from concept to manufacture and leading risk mitigation across multidisciplinary teams.

Ideal candidates will have strong first-principles engineering experience, GD&T proficiency, and a track record in gear design and high-speed systems.