Senior Design Engineer; Pumps
Permanent; Full Time
Kendal, Cumbria; site based with flexible working options
Do you have strong experience designing rotating equipment or pumps?
Have you led or mentored engineers within a design team?
Are you confident managing projects and engaging directly with customers?
What's in it for you
- £45,024 to £49,341 depending on experience
- 10% employer pension contribution plus 4% employee
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays; option to buy or sell additional days
- Flexible working
- Chartership support and ongoing professional development
- Cycle to work scheme
- Life assurance at 3x salary
- Access to occupational health and EAP
What will you be doing?
- Lead and support Design Engineers within the team
- Prioritise workload and manage project schedules to meet business targets
- Act as key technical interface with customers; manage requirements and updates
- Oversee design validation to ensure performance and reliability
- Review and approve technical drawings, specifications, and reports
- Drive new product development and continuous improvement
- Support prototype builds and testing activities
- Present design solutions and progress to internal stakeholders
- Mentor and develop junior engineers
Where will you be doing it?
- You’ll be based at an established engineering and manufacturing site in Kendal, working within a detailed design team focused on pump products. The role supports global OEM customers across power generation and industrial markets, with close collaboration across cross‑functional engineering teams in a hands‑on, technically driven environment.
What will you need?
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar; or equivalent experience
- Strong post‑qualification experience in design engineering
- Experience with rotating equipment; pumps or turbomachinery preferred
- Understanding of engineering design processes and product lifecycle
- Strong 3D CAD capability; SolidWorks preferred
- Experience producing and reviewing technical drawings and specifications
- Strong knowledge of tolerancing and GD&T
- Experience leading or mentoring engineers
- Good stakeholder management and communication skills
- Organised approach with ability to manage deadlines
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