Are you a hands-on Mechanical Design Engineer looking to take ownership of mechanical products from initial concept through to production?

We’re working with an established UK engineering and manufacturing business specialising in high-performance electromechanical components for highly regulated industries. Due to continued product development, the business is looking to recruit a Mechanical Design Engineer to join its multi-disciplinary engineering team.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on technically challenging products, supporting new product development, improving existing designs and delivering practical, reliable and cost-effective engineering solutions.

As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you’ll work closely with manufacturing, procurement, quality, testing and project teams, taking responsibility for defined products and engineering projects from concept through to production release.

As a Mechanical Design Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

• Taking technical ownership of mechanical products, subsystems and engineering work packages from concept through to production release.

• Producing detailed 3D CAD models, assemblies and manufacturing drawings, applying appropriate dimensioning and geometric tolerancing.

• Applying Design for Manufacture (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), FMEA and Design for Quality principles.

• Supporting new product development, product introduction and value engineering activities.

• Preparing engineering change notices and orders, ensuring technical documentation remains accurate and up to date.

• Working with suppliers and internal teams to resolve technical issues and support the transition into production.

• Planning and carrying out product verification and validation activities, including hands-on prototype testing and data analysis.

• Producing technical specifications, test reports and engineering documentation.

• Investigating product and manufacturing issues, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.

• Participating in design reviews and providing technical guidance to junior engineers when required.

• Supporting production, purchasing, customer service and field service teams with engineering queries.

• Managing assigned engineering activities, identifying risks and ensuring deliverables meet agreed quality, cost and timing requirements.

We’re looking for a practical and analytical Mechanical Design Engineer with solid mechanical design experience in a manufacturing environment.

You’ll ideally have:

• At least 18 months experience in mechanical design or product development.

• Proficiency in 3D CAD

• Good knowledge of manufacturing processes, including injection moulding, castings, sheet metal, extrusions, machining, fabrication and electromechanical assembly.

• Experience applying DFM, DFA, FMEA, root-cause analysis, material selection and tolerance analysis.

• An understanding of mechanical engineering principles, including statics, kinematics, dynamics and supporting calculations.

• An understanding of gears, motors, drive systems or mechanical actuation systems.

• Knowledge of connectors, cables and ingress-protected electromechanical enclosure design.

• The ability to produce and check engineering drawings using appropriate dimensioning and geometric tolerancing.

• Experience supporting products through development, testing and production release.

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make evidence-based engineering decisions.

• Good communication skills, with the confidence to work collaboratively with colleagues, suppliers and external partners.

• The ability to manage priorities, identify technical risks and take ownership of assigned deliverables.

If you’re a Mechanical Design Engineer looking for a varied role where you can combine hands-on mechanical design, technical problem-solving and product development, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today or get in touch with Bella from ReeVR talent to find out more!