Senior Mechanical Engineer

Enterprise Recruitment Ltd; Tring; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A precision-engineering company in Tring seeks an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join a small design team. You will oversee the entire product lifecycle, from concept to production, ensuring designs meet engineering challenges. Ideal candidates will possess a degree in Mechanical Engineering and 5+ years of experience, with strong skills in mechanical design and the ability to work independently in a collaborative environment. Opportunities for professional growth and development are available.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience in a mechanical engineering role.
• Proven experience delivering full-lifecycle mechanical design from concept to production.
• Strong core mechanical engineering knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Be involved at every stage of the product lifecycle.
• Stay close to hardware, solving real engineering problems.
• Enjoy hands-on work thinking deeply about engineering challenges.

Skills

Mechanical design

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Thermal considerations

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

Prototype build and testing

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

You will join a small, highly technical mechanical design team working on complex, precision‑engineered products that are designed and manufactured entirely on site. This is an environment with very little red tape so if you see a better way of doing something, you’ll be encouraged to make the change and see it through.

You’ll be involved at every stage of the product lifecycle, from early concept and detailed mechanical design through to prototype build, testing, and production support. You won’t hand designs over and move on, you’ll stay close to the hardware, learning what works, refining what doesn’t, and continuously improving the product.

The work is technically challenging. The products are complex systems, and mechanical engineering sits at the centre, working closely with systems, electronics, software, and physics teams. You’ll be solving real engineering problems where performance, reliability, thermal behaviour, tolerancing, and manufacturability all matter.

Because the team is small, you’ll have real technical ownership and autonomy. Your ideas will be heard, your decisions will have impact, and there’s genuine scope to influence both designs and how engineering is done. There is also a strong culture of training and development, with clear opportunities to grow into more senior or technical lead roles over time.

This is a role for someone who enjoys being hands‑on, thinking deeply about engineering problems, and taking designs all the way through to production, not just working on one small slice of the process.

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)
• Approximately 5+ years’ industry experience in a mechanical engineering role
• Proven experience delivering full‑lifecycle mechanical design (concept to production)
• Strong core mechanical engineering knowledge, including FEA, thermal considerations, and GD&T
• Experience working on complex, multi‑disciplinary products
• Comfortable with prototype build and testing
• Able to work independently in a low‑bureaucracy, technically demanding environment