Design Engineer

Vacancy – Design Engineer (Yate, Bristol)

ESS Employment Ltd are looking to recruit a Design Engineer for an established Engineering company in Yate, to prepare design briefs, detailed specifications and BOMs to fulfil customer requirements. Reporting to the General Manager and Managing Director.

Location: Yate, Bristol

Start date: ASAP

Pay: £45-50 per annum

Job status: Permanent

Working hours: 08:00‑16:30 Mon‑Thur, 08:00‑15:30 Fri (39 hours per week)

• Become a technical specialist with the business’ product and offer customers the best solution to fit their needs
• Managing Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) processes and Conformity of Production (CoP)
• Taking customer projects from concept to completion while communicating effectively and professionally to various internal and external personnel
• Design and draughting using AutoCAD and Solidworks
• Design projects from concept to production, ensuring performance, manufacturability and regulatory compliance across the product range
• Structural stress analysis and finite element analysis
• Ensure all products comply with relevant UKCA/CE regulations and customer specs
• Support the design, research and development of new products
• Conducting remote and client meetings
• Visiting subcontractor sites for pre-production, assembly, trials and testing of products

• At least 5-10 years’ experience as a Design Engineer
• Degree or HND/HNC in Mechanical Engineering, supported by relevant working experience
• Extensive AutoCAD and Solid Works experience and familiarity
• Experience in design for manufacture
• Experience using 3D structural stress analysis and finite element analysis (FEA)

• Pension scheme
• Free parking
• 25 days holiday
• Cycle to work scheme