Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

£6080k Base + Benefits South East |

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 for mechanical System Elements, including general assembly drawings (GAs), detailed manufacturing drawings, and bills of materials (BoMs) to meet customer testing specifications.

• 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 Solid Works by suggesting cost‑saving measures.