Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Progressive Recruitment; City Of London; Hybride; GBP 33 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Pension Scheme

Hybrid Working

Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Ongoing Training & Development

Career Progression Opportunities

Résumé du poste

Progressive, a global engineering and manufacturing company, is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer in North London with hybrid working. You will own a portfolio of established products, acting as the technical authority and driving continuous improvement and lifecycle management across multiple sectors.

Collaborating with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain and customers, you will lead design, validation and testing efforts, improve reliability and manufacturability, and provide

Qualifications

• BEng or HND in Mechanical Engineering required.
• Experience owning products throughout their lifecycle.
• Experience working with machined components, castings, mouldings, fabricated assemblies and welded structures.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing and assembly processes.
• Experience working to engineering standards, specifications and technical compliance requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management and customer-facing skills.
• Ability to balance technical performance, manufacturability, quality and commercial objectives.

Responsabilités

• Take technical ownership of an established mechanical and electromechanical product portfolio.
• Act as the recognised Subject Matter Expert for assigned products.
• Drive product improvement, value engineering and cost reduction initiatives.
• Improve product reliability, manufacturability and long-term design robustness.
• Review and approve engineering designs, drawings and technical documentation.
• Support product compliance and ensure adherence to relevant engineering standards and regulations.
• Work closely with Manufacturing, Quality and Supply Chain teams to improve product performance and resolve technical issues.
• Lead engineering investigations, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Develop bespoke and customised engineering solutions to meet customer requirements.
• Participate in customer meetings to understand technical requirements and deliver practical engineering solutions.

Connaissances

Design for Manufacture

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Continuous improvement

Formation

BEng or HND in Mechanical Engineering

Outils

SolidWorks

FEA

GD&T

BS8888

Description du poste

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: North London

Commutable from: Enfield, Watford, St Albans, Stevenage, Hemel Hempstead, Barnet, Harrow, Harlow, Welwyn Garden City, Potters Bar and surrounding areas.

Salary: Up to £55,000 + Benefits

Hybrid Working Available

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Role

A Global Engineering & Manufacturing Giant, specialising in the design and manufacture of high reliability / high integrity engineered product are looking to recruit a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer on a Staff basis, owing to an internal promotion and succession planning within the business.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to move into a genuine product ownership role, becoming the technical authority for a range of established products used across multiple industrial sectors.

Working closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain and customers, you'll be responsible for driving continuous improvement, cost reduction, product robustness and lifecycle management activities whilst ensuring products remain compliant, competitive and aligned with future customer requirements.

The business has ambitious growth plans and is investing significantly in both its engineering capability and product portfolio, creating excellent long-term progression opportunities for the successful candidate.

Key Responsibilities of Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

• Take technical ownership of an established mechanical and electromechanical product portfolio
• Act as the recognised Subject Matter Expert for assigned products
• Drive product improvement, value engineering and cost reduction initiatives
• Improve product reliability, manufacturability and long-term design robustness
• Review and approve engineering designs, drawings and technical documentation
• Support product compliance and ensure adherence to relevant engineering standards and regulations
• Work closely with Manufacturing, Quality and Supply Chain teams to improve product performance and resolve technical issues
• Lead engineering investigations, root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Support validation, verification and testing activities
• Develop bespoke and customised engineering solutions to meet customer requirements
• Participate in customer meetings to understand technical requirements and deliver practical engineering solutions
• Support competitor analysis and future product roadmap activities
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and engineering guidance to the wider team

Requirements for Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Role

• BEng or HND in Mechanical Engineering (or similar)
• Proven Mechanical Design Engineering experience within a manufacturing environment
• Experience taking ownership of products throughout their lifecycle
• Strong Design for Manufacture (DFM) experience
• Experience working with machined components, castings, mouldings, fabricated assemblies and welded structures
• Strong understanding of manufacturing and assembly processes
• Experience working to engineering standards, specifications and technical compliance requirements
• Strong stakeholder management and customer-facing skills
• Experience working closely with Quality, Manufacturing and Supply Chain functions
• Ability to balance technical performance, manufacturability, quality and commercial objectives
• Excellent problem-solving and continuous improvement experience

Desirable

• SolidWorks experience
• GD&T and BS8888
• FEA and tolerance stack-up analysis
• DFMEA and PFMEA
• Jig, tooling and fixture design
• Product validation and testing experience
• Sheet metal design experience
• Experience mentoring or supporting engineers
• Experience within Aerospace, Oil & Gas, Marine, Offshore, Defence, Nuclear, Rail or other highly regulated engineering environments

What's In It For You?

• Technical ownership of globally supplied products
• Opportunity to become the recognised expert within your product area
• Significant involvement in product strategy and continuous improvement initiatives
• Customer-facing engineering responsibility
• Exposure to bespoke engineering projects and product customisation activities
• Opportunity to work across manufacturing, quality, supply chain and engineering functions
• Clear progression towards Technical Leadership and future Engineering Management opportunities
• Join a growing global engineering business with ambitious expansion plans
• Opportunity to influence products that are designed to remain in service for decades

Package for Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

• Salary up to £55,000
• Hybrid Working
• Pension Scheme
• Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Ongoing Training & Development
• Career Progression Opportunities

Commutable from: North London, North West London, London, Enfield, Watford, St Albans, Stevenage, Hemel Hempstead, Barnet, Harrow, Harlow, Welwyn Garden City, Potters Bar and surrounding areas.

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