Job Description

2025-09-23
Full Time
Permanent
We are recruiting for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join a growing family-run Engineering business in Stockport.
The Role:
You will quickly be a key member of the technical team where you will manage specialist design projects from concept to completion, having full involvement from technical consultation and customer interaction, right through to producing detailed designs and overseeing projects through manufacturing.
This role would suit a mechanical design engineer from a manufacturing background looking for a challenging and varied role with further development on offer.
Essential Criteria

• Full accountability for the design of customer specific projects and other mission critical projects
• Lead management of mechanical designers including review and approval of designs
• Lead regular design meetings with team and provide effective communication and change management
• Provide support to the technical strategy
• Provide engineering support throughout project to installation, providing design input to proactively resolve problems and support commissioning & Installation works
• Provide engineering support to maintain technical audit trail through design, procurement, installation and commissioning stages
• Successful project delivery with high-quality design, completed on time and on budget
• Effectively resolve design challenges
• Proactive communication with Design Project Manager - ability to plan, schedule, coordinate and problem solve effectively
• Accepted as design lead & management of mechanical design from customer requirements to final assembly
• Recognised qualification in Mechanical Engineering i.e. BEng / MEng
• SolidWorks 3D CAD software, knowledge of SolidWorks PDM Vaults
• Detailed knowledge of principles of Mechanical Engineering to be able to assess the feasibility of design options
• Detailed design of mechanical parts, pipework, assemblies and enclosures
• Detailed knowledge of motion types, pneumatic systems, bearings, linear slide assemblies, ball screws and mechanical systems
• Detailed knowledge of metal fabrication processes
• High attention to detail to produce quality production data
• Understanding of machine tool capabilities, miller & lathe etc.
• Understand customer needs, internal standards and supplier capabilities
• Write and produce operation and maintenance manuals
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the team
• A 'hands on' approach when required

Benefits

• Holidays 23 per annum (3 days reserved for Xmas Shut down)
• Pension 5% Employee, 3% Employer
• Sick Pay two weeks half pay in tandem with SSP, in any rolling 12-month period
• Xmas bonus

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Professional
Engineering
CA250923245972 - Manchester
Stockport - Greater Manchester
55000 - 60000 per annum
GBP
per annum

Skills Required