Senior Mechanical Design Engineer — Lead Product Development

Hunter Selection; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Leadership opportunity

Job summary

Hunter Selection is recruiting a Senior Design Engineer in the United Kingdom to lead and manage a growing engineering team. The role emphasizes mechanical product design from concept to production, with focus on quality, cost control and project delivery.

The successful candidate will mentor engineers, drive design reviews, and ensure robust documentation using Autodesk Inventor and Autodesk Vault.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
• Minimum 7 years' experience in mechanical product design within a manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience leading engineering projects from concept to production.
• Strong proficiency in Autodesk Inventor (or equivalent 3D CAD software).
• Extensive experience producing manufacturing drawings, Bills of Materials and engineering documentation.
• Excellent understanding of fabrication, machining, welding and manufacturing processes.
• Experience supporting manufacturing and resolving production-related engineering issues.
• Experience managing Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and engineering document control.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities within a fast-paced engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of new equipment from concept through prototype, testing and production.
• Take technical ownership of engineering projects, ensuring delivery to quality, cost and programme requirements.
• Produce and review high-quality 3D CAD models, manufacturing drawings and BOMs using Autodesk Inventor.
• Support Manufacturing, Production, Purchasing and Quality with day-to-day engineering activities.
• Investigate manufacturing issues and implement practical, robust engineering solutions.
• Lead Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), updating drawings, Bills of Materials and all associated engineering documentation.
• Maintain engineering data and revision control within Autodesk Vault.
• Carry out engineering calculations and support Finite Element Analysis (FEA) where required.
• Liaise with suppliers regarding technical issues, component selection and manufacturing methods.
• Support prototype builds, product validation and testing activities.
• Identify opportunities for product improvement, standardisation, cost reduction and increased manufacturability.
• Participate in design reviews and support the continual improvement of engineering standards and procedures.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across the engineering team.

Skills

Lead projects

Autodesk Inventor

3D CAD design

Engineering documentation

Manufacturing drawings

Fabrication processes

Engineering change requests

FEA

Problem solving

Communication

Project management

Organisational skills

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

Autodesk Vault

Bills of Materials

Job description

Hunter Selection is recruiting a Senior Design Engineer in the United Kingdom to lead and manage a growing engineering team. The role emphasizes mechanical product design from concept to production, with focus on quality, cost control and project delivery.

The successful candidate will mentor engineers, drive design reviews, and ensure robust documentation using Autodesk Inventor and Autodesk Vault.