Senior Mechanical Design Engineer: Workholding & Fixturing

Gi Group UK; West Bridgford; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Job summary

Gi Group UK is seeking a Senior Special Workholding Design Engineer to join our Nottingham-based engineering team. You will take ownership of bespoke projects from concept through to completion, working directly with customers and stakeholders to develop innovative workholding and fixturing solutions.

The role requires a strong background in mechanical design, with 3+ years in workholding or related precision environments, and proficiency in Siemens NX and/or SolidWorks.

Qualifications

• Strong background in mechanical design engineering.
• 3+ years engineering experience, preferably in workholding/fixturing or precision engineering.
• Experience using Siemens NX and/or SolidWorks.
• Excellent understanding of engineering design principles and manufacturing processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects.
• Mechanical Engineering degree is advantageous, practical experience valued.

Responsibilities

• Meet with customers to understand application requirements and challenges.
• Develop and execute mechanical designs using 3D CAD software (Siemens NX and/or SolidWorks).
• Conduct simulations and testing to validate and optimise designs.
• Produce technical documentation and design specifications.
• Manage projects to deadlines and resource plans.
• Collaborate with customers, manufacturing teams and engineers for successful delivery.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and best practices.

Skills

Mechanical design

Siemens NX

SolidWorks

Project management

Technical documentation

Collaboration

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

SolidWorks

Job description

Gi Group UK is seeking a Senior Special Workholding Design Engineer to join our Nottingham-based engineering team. You will take ownership of bespoke projects from concept through to completion, working directly with customers and stakeholders to develop innovative workholding and fixturing solutions.

The role requires a strong background in mechanical design, with 3+ years in workholding or related precision environments, and proficiency in Siemens NX and/or SolidWorks.