Senior Mechanical Design Engineer | Hybrid | Ownership

Progressive; Huntingdon; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working Available

Job summary

Progressive is recruiting a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer for our Huntingdon HQ. You will own projects from concept through to manufacture within a low-volume, high-mix environment, engaging with customers, suppliers and production teams to deliver practical engineering solutions.

You will contribute to new product development, refurbishment and continuous improvement initiatives, applying DFM/DFA principles and producing detailed drawings and documentation using SolidWorks.

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.

Skills

3D CAD

SolidWorks

Concept to manufacture

DFM

Tools

SolidWorks

3D CAD

Job description

Progressive is recruiting a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer for our Huntingdon HQ. You will own projects from concept through to manufacture within a low-volume, high-mix environment, engaging with customers, suppliers and production teams to deliver practical engineering solutions.

You will contribute to new product development, refurbishment and continuous improvement initiatives, applying DFM/DFA principles and producing detailed drawings and documentation using SolidWorks.