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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer £60-80k Base + Benefits (South East | Ref: ABJ7662)
Join a leading R&D team as a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, applying your expertise in mechanical design, industrial design, and design for manufacturing (DFM, DFMEA) to develop innovative, high-performance machinery solutions. You'll be responsible for producing complete manufacturing packages – (Machinery) for mechanical System Elements — including general assembly drawings (GAs), detailed manufacturing drawings, and bills of materials (BoMs) to meet customer testing specifications.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the mechanical design team to create assemblies for bespoke motion‑control simulation systems.
- Mentor and support junior engineers in detailed design of System Elements.
- Understand and apply the operating principles and performance parameters of components such as actuators, valves, bearings, and other System Elements.
- Perform basic stress analysis (including FEA), select suitable materials, and verify safety in operation — e.g., assessing cylinder stresses, bolt loadings, and bearing sizing.
- Use in‑house software (ACE 5) to select valves and size snubbers.
- Take a senior engineering role on project elements, coordinating design activities and deliverables.
- Continuously improve designs using Solidworks by suggesting cost‑saving measures, reducing assembly time, enhancing manufacturability, and improving reliability and performance consistency.
- Conduct fault‑finding and problem‑solving activities.
- Work closely with the supply chain to ensure manufacturability and quality.
- Design moderately complex System Elements (often adapted from existing designs) and prepare full manufacturing and hydraulic schematic packages for procurement.
- Contribute to the creation of innovative new System Elements or complete mechanical systems, including layout, installation, ring main, and power pack designs for projects and sales proposals.
- Apply Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) principles in all designs.
Qualifications & Experience
- HND or degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.
- Several years' experience in the design and manufacture of hydraulic / pneumatic equipment or precision mechanical systems.
- Experience working within one or more of the following sectors will be advantageous:
- Automotive and Aerospace: Experience with hydraulic/pneumatic systems, motion control, or component testing for vehicles and aircraft, Rail and Transportation, Heavy Plant and Construction Machinery, Energy Sector or Industrial Automation and Manufacturing: Background in precision machinery, robotics, automation.
- Strong knowledge of product development and manufacturing techniques (DFM, DFA, DFMEA).
- Practical background with heavy plant machinery, welded structures, and pipework, or completion of a mechanical engineering apprenticeship.
- High attention to detail with strong data management and configuration control skills.
- Advanced 3D CAD skills, ideally using SolidWorks.
- Thorough knowledge of producing manufacturing drawings to BS 8888 standards.
- Proficiency in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) to BS 8888, and understanding of limits and fits to BS 4500.
- Ability to design cost‑effective solutions by selecting suitable manufacturing processes, balancing lead time, cost, and quantity constraints.
- Experience conducting tolerance analysis to confirm functionality within manufacturing variability.
- Knowledge of DraftSight for updating legacy 2D work is desirable.
Full‑time | Permanent | Competitive base salary | Flexible benefits package.
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Location: London
Job Description:
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer £60-80k Base + Benefits (South East | Ref: ABJ7662)
Join a leading R&D team as a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, applying your expertise in mechanical design, industrial design, and design for manufacturing (DFM, DFMEA) to develop innovative, high-performance machinery solutions. You’ll be responsible for producing complete manufacturing packages – (Machinery) for mechanical System Elements — including general assembly drawings (GAs), detailed manufacturing drawings, and bills of materials (BoMs) to meet customer testing specifications.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the mechanical design team to create assemblies for bespoke motion‑control simulation systems.
- Mentor and support junior engineers in detailed design of System Elements.
- Understand and apply the operating principles and performance parameters of components such as actuators, valves, bearings, and other System Elements.
- Perform basic stress analysis (including FEA), select suitable materials, and verify safety in operation — e.g., assessing cylinder stresses, bolt loadings, and bearing sizing.
- Use in‑house software (ACE 5) to select valves and size snubbers.
- Take a senior engineering role on project elements, coordinating design activities and deliverables.
- Continuously improve designs using Solidworks by suggesting cost‑saving measures, reducing assembly time, enhancing manufacturability, and improving reliability and performance consistency.
- Conduct fault‑finding and problem‑solving activities.
- Work closely with the supply chain to ensure manufacturability and quality.
- Design moderately complex System Elements (often adapted from existing designs) and prepare full manufacturing and hydraulic schematic packages for procurement.
- Contribute to the creation of innovative new System Elements or complete mechanical systems, including layout, installation, ring main, and power pack designs for projects and sales proposals.
- Apply Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) principles in all designs.
Qualifications & Experience
- HND or degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.
- Several years’ experience in the design and manufacture of hydraulic / pneumatic equipment or precision mechanical systems.
- Experience working within one or more of the following sectors will be advantageous:
- Automotive and Aerospace: Experience with hydraulic/pneumatic systems, motion control, or component testing for vehicles and aircraft, Rail and Transportation, Heavy Plant and Construction Machinery, Energy Sector or Industrial Automation and Manufacturing: Background in precision machinery, robotics, automation.
- Strong knowledge of product development and manufacturing techniques (DFM, DFA, DFMEA).
- Practical background with heavy plant machinery, welded structures, and pipework, or completion of a mechanical engineering apprenticeship.
- High attention to detail with strong data management and configuration control skills.
- Advanced 3D CAD skills, ideally using SolidWorks.
- Thorough knowledge of producing manufacturing drawings to BS 8888 standards.
- Proficiency in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) to BS 8888, and understanding of limits and fits to BS 4500.
- Ability to design cost‑effective solutions by selecting suitable manufacturing processes, balancing lead time, cost, and quantity constraints.
- Experience conducting tolerance analysis to confirm functionality within manufacturing variability.
- Knowledge of DraftSight for updating legacy 2D work is desirable.
Full‑time | Permanent | Competitive base salary | Flexible benefits package.
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Posted: May 13th, 2026