Contract Design Engineer

Company: Sapien Engineering
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Location: Southampton
Job Description:

Our client is a hands‑on multi‑skilled operation with Mechanical, Electronic, Software, and Materials Science skills within their 4 walls. They are currently design, developing and getting out to market a novel product which can be applied to Automotive, Rail, Defence, Industries such as Apple and with great potential to compete in the Medical market too

Job Responsibilities

  • CAD Design, Designing Jigs and Fixtures
  • Working closely with Electronics Design to ensure the Mechanics compliment the work beneath the hood
  • Testing the product with team and working with Prototype Engineer

Skill Required

  • A hands‑on Mechanical Designer with great attention to detail
  • SolidEdge user ideally, but other CAD packages can be considered (based on relevant experience)
  • Ideally having come from an industry where there is direct interaction between electronics, software and mechanical
  • These products are working within levels of 20 microns at times, so familiarity with these levels or similar are advantageous

Compensation & Other Benefits

  • £30.00-£35.00 per hour (Outside IR35)
  • 5 Days on site but with flexible start/finish (typical day is 9am-5pm)
  • 6 Month Contract with potential of permanent role once assignment is completed

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Posted: July 19th, 2026