Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
19 days ago
Manchester
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Advanced Mechanisms Location: Birchwood Park, Warrington Salary: £48,000 – £55,000+ DOE + Benefits A highly respected engineering consultancy is looking for an experienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to lead design and R&D activities on bespoke, high-precision mechanisms used in demanding applications including vacuum and high-reliability environments. You’ll be joining a compact, highly skilled team working across design, analysis, assembly, and validation. This is a hands-on and varied role with clear scope for ownership and progression. In This Role you will: * Take ownership of mechanical design and development projects * Carry out CAD and FEA (thermal and structural) design work * Work closely with lab-based teams on testing, troubleshooting and validation * Lead work packages or small projects from proposal to delivery * Mentor junior team members and liaise with internal and external stakeholders You Should Have: * Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or closely related Engineering discipline * 5+ years’ experience in design engineering (preferably in R&D or technical consultancy) * Proficiency in SolidWorks (or similar) and mechanical analysis techniques * Hands-on engineering mindset and ability to work across concept, test, and delivery * Strong communication, documentation and reporting skills Nice to...