Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Progressive Recruitment; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days holiday

Pension contribution

Training & development

Job summary

Progressive Recruitment is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer for their Huntingdon manufacturing HQ. This hands-on role requires taking ownership of projects from concept through to manufacture in a low-volume, high-mix environment.

You will produce high-quality 3D CAD models and drawings using SolidWorks, collaborate with customers, suppliers and production teams, and ensure designs balance technical performance with manufacturability and cost.

Qualifications

• Proven Mechanical Design Engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong 3D CAD experience, ideally SolidWorks.
• Experience delivering projects from concept through to manufacture.
• Experience designing fabricated and manufactured components and assemblies.
• Knowledge of sheet metal fabrication, machining, welding and assembly processes.
• Experience designing jigs, fixtures and tooling.
• Strong understanding of Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA).
• Ability to produce detailed engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• Experience working to recognised engineering codes, standards, specifications and quality requirements.
• Understanding of engineering verification, validation and design review processes.
• Strong communication, organisational and problem–solving skills.
• Experience working directly with customers, suppliers and manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality 3D CAD models, manufacturing drawings and technical documentation using SolidWorks.
• Take ownership of engineering projects from concept through to manufacture.
• Develop practical engineering solutions to customer requirements.
• Support new product development, redesign and reverse engineering activities.
• Design jigs, fixtures and tooling to support manufacturing and assembly processes.
• Design fabricated and manufactured components including sheet metal, machined parts, aluminium structures, extrusions and welded assemblies.
• Support engineering calculations, validation activities and design reviews.
• Participate in customer meetings, design reviews and technical discussions.
• Work closely with manufacturing teams to ensure designs are practical and manufacturable.
• Apply Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles.
• Support engineering change activities and continuous improvement projects.
• Provide technical support and guidance to colleagues across the Engineering team.

Skills

3D CAD

SolidWorks

DFM

DFA

Project ownership

Manufacturing liaison

Job description

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Commutable from: Huntingdon, Cambridge, Peterborough, St Neots, Bedford, Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough, Northampton, Biggleswade and surrounding areas.

Salary: Up to 55,000 + Benefits

Hybrid Working Available

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Role – Huntingdon – Up to 55k – Hybrid Working

Our client is a specialist engineering business with a long–established reputation for developing lightweight, safety–critical products for a high–regulation industry.

Their solutions are used by leading OEM's manufacturers and operators across the UK and internationally, helping to improve safety, efficiency and passenger experience.

Due to continued growth and investment, they are looking to appoint a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join their Engineering team at their Huntingdon Manufacturing HQ.

This Senior Mechanical Design Engineer role is a hands–on role offering the opportunity to take ownership of projects from concept through to manufacture, working closely with customers, suppliers and production teams to develop innovative and practical engineering solutions.

You’ll be involved throughout the full product lifecycle, supporting new product development, refurbishment programmes, reverse engineering activities and continuous product improvement initiatives.

The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Role

Operating within a low–volume, high–mix manufacturing environment, you’ll enjoy genuine variety and the opportunity to work across a broad range of products, projects and engineering challenges.

You will play a key role in delivering engineering solutions that balance technical performance, manufacturability, quality and commercial objectives.

This is an opportunity to see your designs move from concept and development through to manufacture and real–world application.

Key Responsibilities of Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

• Produce high–quality 3D CAD models, manufacturing drawings and technical documentation using SolidWorks


• Take ownership of engineering projects from concept through to manufacture


• Develop practical engineering solutions to customer requirements


• Support new product development, redesign and reverse engineering activities


• Design jigs, fixtures and tooling to support manufacturing and assembly processes


• Design fabricated and manufactured components including sheet metal fabrications, machined components, aluminium structures, extrusions and welded assemblies


• Support engineering calculations, validation activities and design reviews


• Participate in customer meetings, design reviews and technical discussions


• Work closely with manufacturing teams to ensure designs are practical and manufacturable


• Apply Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles


• Support engineering change activities and continuous improvement projects


• Provide technical support and guidance to colleagues across the Engineering team

Requirements for Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Role

• Proven Mechanical Design Engineering experience within a manufacturing environment


• Strong 3D CAD experience, ideally SolidWorks


• Experience delivering projects from concept through to manufacture


• Experience designing fabricated and manufactured components and assemblies


• Knowledge of sheet metal fabrication, machining, welding and assembly processes


• Experience designing jigs, fixtures and tooling


• Strong understanding of Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA)


• Ability to produce detailed engineering drawings and technical documentation


• Experience working to recognised engineering codes, standards, specifications and quality requirements


• Understanding of engineering verification, validation and design review processes


• Strong communication, organisational and problem–solving skills


• Experience working directly with customers, suppliers and manufacturing teams

Desireable

• FEA and engineering calculations


• Product validation and testing


• GD&T /Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing / BS88888


• Experience mentoring or supporting junior engineers


• Experience working within Aerospace, Defence, Automotive, Medical Devices, Nuclear or other regulated engineering sectors

What's In It For You?

• Ownership of projects from concept through to manufacture


• Exposure to a diverse range of technically challenging engineering projects


• Direct collaboration with customers, suppliers and manufacturing teams


• Opportunity to influence product development and continuous improvement activities


• Genuine long–term career development opportunities


• Potential progression into Technical Leadership, Project Leadership or Engineering Management


• The opportunity to join a growing engineering business where engineering remains central to future success

Package

• Salary up to 55,000


• 25 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays


• Employer Pension Contribution


• Hybrid Working Available


• 37.5 Hour Working Week


• Ongoing Training and Development

If you're an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer looking for a role that combines technical challenge, project ownership and the opportunity to see your designs brought to life, we'd like to hear from you.