Senior Project Design Engineer: Lead Mechanical Innovation

Vickerstock; England; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£52,000 - £65,000 salary

Annual bonus

Health and life cover

Excellent benefits package

Senior technical leadership position

Opportunity to lead and develop other

Job summary

Vickerstock is seeking a Principal Project Design Engineer to lead major design projects in West Tyrone. The role combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership across mechanical, structural and hydraulic systems, guiding a team of design engineers and ensuring successful development from concept to manufacture.

You will own critical design decisions, coordinate project activity with manufacturing, and drive continual product improvements while meeting cost and timescale requirements.

Qualifications

• Significant Mechanical Design Engineering experience within machinery or similar manufacturing.
• Experience technically leading engineering projects and/or other Engineers.
• Strong 3D CAD and mechanical design capability.
• Experience taking complex products from concept through to manufacture.
• Strong understanding of mechanical and structural design.
• Good understanding of fabrication, welding and manufacturing processes.
• Strong engineering calculations and technical problem-solving capability.

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of significant engineering and design projects
• Lead projects from concept and development through to manufacture and testing
• Provide technical direction and support to other Design Engineers
• Coordinate engineering activity, priorities and project deliverables
• Review designs, engineering calculations and technical solutions
• Lead new product development and major product improvement projects
• Work closely with Manufacturing to ensure designs are practical and suitable for production
• Support mechanical, structural and hydraulic system integration
• Resolve complex engineering and design issues
• Support design reviews and key technical decisions
• Drive product improvement, value engineering and Continuous Improvement
• Ensure projects meet technical, cost and timescale requirements

Skills

Mechanical design

Lead projects

3D CAD

Concept to manufacture

Mechanical/structural design

Fabrication/welding

Engineering calculations

Job description

Vickerstock is seeking a Principal Project Design Engineer to lead major design projects in West Tyrone. The role combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership across mechanical, structural and hydraulic systems, guiding a team of design engineers and ensuring successful development from concept to manufacture.

You will own critical design decisions, coordinate project activity with manufacturing, and drive continual product improvements while meeting cost and timescale requirements.