Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a highly motivated Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to leverage their expertise in developing innovative products. This role involves leading design reviews, developing prototype designs, and ensuring compliance with engineering best practices. The successful candidate will work collaboratively across teams, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to projects in dynamic sectors such as Defence and Aerospace. With a focus on staff development and career progression, this position offers a unique opportunity to grow within a supportive environment while making impactful contributions to product development.

Qualifications

• 2:1 Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent required.
• Significant hands-on experience in a multi-disciplined engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Develop prototype designs from concept to full manufacturing detail.
• Lead design reviews and support verification of designs.
• Work cross-functionally to improve efficiency and deliver effective products.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

2D + 3D CAD

Autodesk Inventor

Electrical Circuit Design

Structural Analysis

Leadership and Mentoring

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Vault

Ansys Pro

MathCAD

MS Office

Job description

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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Client:

The Thrive Team

Location:

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

30.03.2025

Expiry Date:

14.05.2025

Job Description:

Reporting to Principal Engineer, the primary role of the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer is to leverage their technical expertise and experience to contribute to the development of products, technology, capability, and reliability across a range of products, whilst ensuring that best practice and the Company’s defined engineering processes are followed.

Responsibilities:

1. Developing prototype designs, from concept through to full manufacturing detail, including manufacturing/assembly drawings, specifications of proprietary components, supporting calculations/FMEA reports, plus operating and maintenance instructions.
2. Leading design reviews throughout the development of a product/solution.
3. Supporting verification and validation of fellow engineers’ designs.
4. Defining the standards and testing required for both prototype and product manufacture.
5. Working within the budget to deliver safe, effective products, on-time and to specification.
6. Attending internal and external design reviews providing technical input.
7. Maintaining a knowledge of current technical trends and innovation to assist in the development of current and future products.
8. Working cross-functionally (Commercial, Sales, Projects teams) within the business to improve efficiency and deliver effective products.
9. Coaching team members to improve capabilities and develop their engineering knowledge/expertise.

What we are looking for:

1. A minimum of a 2:1 Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
2. Significant hands-on experience working in a multi-disciplined engineering team.
3. Experience working in the Defence, Nuclear, Yellow Goods or Aerospace industry is preferred, but desirable.
4. Proven experience of leading and delivering technically challenging projects within an established design team.
5. Ability to investigate and interpret data, issues, and situations, to make sound decisions in high-stress situations.
6. 2D + 3D CAD
7. CAD – Autodesk Inventor & Mechanical Desktop
8. Electrical Circuit Design – E3
9. Engineering Data Store – Autodesk Vault
10. Structural Analysis – Ansys Pro
11. Classic Calculation – MathCAD / Excel Templates
12. Excellent knowledge of MS Office applications including Excel and Word.
13. Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership with the IMechE (or another engineering institution) is desirable, or a willingness to achieve this status in the future.

Staff development and career progression is crucial to the business and future success, and we are therefore seeking a highly motivated Senior Mechanical Design Engineer that can help others to develop and achieve their potential.

You will therefore have skills in (or an interest in undertaking) the leadership and development/mentoring of staff and to help develop others by sharing your knowledge and experience.

Security Clearance:

As a defence contractor, there are many security obligations in place which means that all staff must be able to successfully achieve the relevant security clearances.

To be eligible to apply and be successful, you must have a valid British passport and have held it for a minimum of 5 years.

Additional information:

Mostly office and shop floor based, but there may well be requirements to visit client sites both in the UK and overseas. Hybrid working available within reason, and role dependent.