Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Nicholas Associates Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicholas Associates Group is looking for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer in Sheffield. This role involves designing innovative containerised systems, utilizing CAD, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. The successful candidate will have a bachelor's degree in engineering and a minimum of 5 years' experience, along with strong CAD skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Pension contributions

Relocation assistance

Confidential counselling service

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Design engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years working in an engineering design environment.
• Experience generating CE/UKCA files.

Responsibilities

• Designing custom parts in CAD for fabrication out of various materials.
• Creating general assembly drawings and bill of material lists.
• Ensuring designs are compliant with relevant legislation/standards.

Skills

CAD

Organisational skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Design engineering

5 years of experience in a related field

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD 3D

Job description

• Job Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
• Job Type: Permanent
• Posted on: 10th Jun 2025
• Job Reference: JN –8_

Position: Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Sheffield

Salary: GBP50–60K, commensurate with experience + benefits

Nicholas Associates has an excellent opportunity for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to work with an innovative, cutting edge client in Sheffield.

The Role

In this role, reporting to the Engineering Director, you will have technical responsibility for design of plant and packaging into standard shipping containers. We are seeking a candidate with strong CAD and organisational skills to manage the parts and assembly drawings of our client's systems.

Responsibilities

The Senior Design Engineer will be a key member of the technical team. They will be responsible for:

• Working with the wider engineering team to develop drawings for containerised systems consisting of individual processing equipment with piping, valves and instruments connecting these units together.
• Designing custom parts in CAD for fabrication our of various materials (stainless, glass, ceramics, etc.) and creating specifications of equipment for vendors.
• Creating general assembly drawings and bill of material lists for the reactor and balance of plant sub–systems (and integrating supplier drawings into files).
• Performing mechanical stress calculations to ensure correct specifications.
• Liaising with vendors.
• Working with the team to help with mechanical fitting of components (e.g. generation of work instructions).
• Ensuring designs and built systems/components are compliant with relevant legislation/standards.

Qualifications, experience and skills

A bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Design engineering (or equivalent) or 5 years of experience in a related field.

Minimum 5 years working in an engineering design environment.

Must be comfortable working in a fast–paced environment developing first–of–kind technology.

Experience in relevant software packages for drawing creation and management (e.g. SolidWorks or AutoCAD 3D).

Previous experience working in a start–up.

Experience working in confined spaces or on containerised designs.

Experience generating CE/UKCA files.

Preferred skills:

Strong problem–solving skills, comfortable with cutting–edge technology development.

Structured/ organised methods of working and file management.

Pragmatic and detail conscious.

Adept at writing concise technical documents.

What we can offer you

Pension – Employers pension contributions of 5% to accompany a 3% employees contribution

Relocation assistance

Confidential counselling service via our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK.
• UK travel and overseas travel may be required to cover attendance at training courses, and occasional customer or supplier visits.

About Us

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. In line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As a Disability Confident Employer, and part of the Nicholas Associates Group, we are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, and we're happy to discuss flexible working options.

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