Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
We are seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our clients multidisciplinary engineering team. This is a hands-on, technically influential role working across a diverse portfolio of innovative products in sectors such as optical systems, imaging, industrial instrumentation and electro‑mechanical technologies.
You’ll work across the full product development lifecycle — from concept and detailed design through to prototyping, verification and manufacture — and play a key role in shaping mechanical design direction across multiple projects.
The Role
This position suits a rounded, versatile mechanical engineer with strong practical design capability and broad manufacturing knowledge. Projects vary significantly, so the ideal candidate will be comfortable switching between technologies, industries and engineering challenges.
A particularly important area is plastic product design and injection moulding, which is one of the most common and technically demanding manufacturing processes used across their projects.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead mechanical design projects from concept through to manufacture.
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Develop mechanical architectures, detailed designs, assemblies and manufacturing drawings using CAD.
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Act as a mechanical design authority, providing technical leadership across projects.
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Design products with strong DFM/DFA principles, materials knowledge and manufacturing insight.
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Collaborate closely with electronics, optics, software and other engineering disciplines.
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Support prototyping, testing, design reviews and iterative development.
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Provide technical input on manufacturing approaches and liaise with external suppliers.
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Mentor junior and mid-level engineers.
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Contribute to project planning, estimating and technical problem-solving.
Experience Required
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Strong experience in mechanical design and product development.
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Excellent hands-on CAD capability (SolidWorks, Creo, Inventor, NX or similar).
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Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and Design for Manufacture.
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Practical experience with plastic component design and injection moulding is highly desirable.
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Experience across a range of manufacturing technologies:
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Injection/rotational moulding and overmoulding
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Vacuum casting / soft tooling
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3D printing
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Casting, extrusion and metal forming
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Machining
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Strong understanding of materials selection, tooling and manufacturing considerations.
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Comfortable working across multiple projects and multidisciplinary teams.
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Ability to provide technical leadership and mentor other engineers.
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Experience with FEA/CFD, precision engineering, medical devices, optical systems or instrumentation is advantageous.
Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to join a highly skilled company where no two projects are the same. You’ll work on innovative products, influence mechanical design from concept through to manufacture and gain exposure to a wide range of technologies — all while playing a key technical role within a collaborative engineering team.
Please note that sponsorship is not available with this role, therefore, applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK
Salary description
£60000.00 - £79000.00 per year