Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Special Purpose Machinery

Express Recruitment; Enderby; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Pension contributions

Training & development

International travel opportunities

Job summary

Express Recruitment are supporting a long-standing machine manufacturer in their search for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join their engineering team in Enderby, Leicestershire, United Kingdom. The role focuses on delivering mechanical design, R&D and innovations across projects, ensuring compliance with technical specs, quality, delivery, and budget targets.

You will bring a degree in mechanical engineering with strong 3D modelling and analytical skills, plus DFMEA experience.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a relevant engineering discipline.
• Strong mechanical design and analytical skills including DFMEA.
• Expertise in 3D modelling and mechanical design.
• Knowledge of material selection and surface finishes.

Responsibilities

• Undertake mechanical design, R&D activities to deliver projects within timescales, budgets and quality standards.
• Participate in design reviews and implement remedial actions to maintain OTIF delivery and targets.
• Evaluate alternative technical solutions for quality, cost and manufacturability.
• Provide customers with engineering and technical information while protecting IP.
• Lead design review meetings with customers and suppliers as required.
• Identify and evaluate new technology suppliers to support ongoing projects.
• Collaborate with internal teams to align with production requirements and supply chain constraints.
• Ensure designs comply with market requirements, standards and CE marking where applicable.
• Contribute to risk assessments, Technical Construction Files and manuals.
• Consider Health & Safety and regulatory requirements when developing products.

Skills

3D modelling

DFMEA

Engineering calculations

Materials knowledge

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Relevant engineering discipline

Job description

Express Recruitment are proud to be supporting a long-standing machine manufacturer in their search for a talented Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join their growing engineering team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering mechanical design, research, and development activities across a range of company projects, ensuring solutions meet technical specifications, quality standards, delivery deadlines, and budgetary requirements.

This is an excellent opportunity for a degree-qualified Mechanical Design Engineer with strong 3D modelling and analytical skills, ideally gained within an industrial automation, special-purpose machinery, or bespoke engineering environment. You will work closely with internal teams, customers, and suppliers to develop innovative engineering solutions, support product development, and ensure designs meet relevant industry standards and regulatory requirements.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary of up to £60,000 based on your skills and experience, a generous annual leave allowance, a company bonus scheme, pension contributions, ongoing training and development, and opportunities for international travel.

Skills & Experience

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a relevant engineering discipline
• Strong mechanical design and analytical skills, including experience with engineering calculations and design assessment techniques such as Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)
• Demonstrable expertise in 3D modelling and mechanical design
• Knowledge of material selection, including composites, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, plastics, and appropriate surface finishes
• Understanding of fundamental engineering principles and the rationale behind mechanical design decisions
• Ability to evaluate design solutions in terms of performance, cost, quality, manufacturability, and delivery requirements.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Undertake mechanical design, research, and development activities to support the successful delivery of company projects within agreed timescales, budgets, and quality standards
• Participate in regular design reviews, identifying and implementing remedial actions to maintain on-time, in-full (OTIF) delivery and ensure allocated engineering hours and quality targets are achieved
• Evaluate alternative technical solutions, considering their implications for quality, cost, manufacturability, and delivery to determine the most effective approach
• Provide customers with engineering, design, and technical information while ensuring the protection of company intellectual property
• Lead engineering, technical, and design review meetings with customers and suppliers where required
• Identify and evaluate new technology suppliers to support existing products, future developments, and ongoing engineering projects
• Collaborate with internal departments to understand upcoming production requirements and ensure designs are released in good time to accommodate manufacturing and supply chain constraints
• Ensure designs comply with target market requirements, applicable technical standards, and relevant regulatory directives, including CE marking requirements where applicable
• Contribute to the preparation of risk assessments, Technical Construction Files, and operation and maintenance manuals as required
• Consider relevant Health and Safety legislation, customer specifications, and target market requirements when developing new products and modifying existing designs
• Work collaboratively with engineering, production, procurement, and other internal stakeholders to deliver practical, cost-effective, and manufacturable design solutions.

Job Location

Enderby, Leicestershire

Salary

c£60,000 Per Annum D.O.E