Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

ROLE – Senior Mechanical Design Engineer  



SALARY - £50,000-£60,000, dependent on experience  



TYPE – Permanent   LOCATION – Hampshire   



My client designs and manufactures bespoke machinery. They are looking for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer with strong leadership experience to join their team in the Hampshire area on a permanent basis.  



The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer will ideally have the following attributes:

At least 5 years of experience in a similar Mechanical Design / New Product Development position

Some experience leading teams, managing people or having direct reports 

Excellent practical skills – hand calculations, verification, validation, FEA, testing, prototyping

Strong 3D CAD skills – ideally SolidWorks or Inventor  

Hands-on industry experience ideally working in a similar design role within a machine shop / workshop / manufacturing environment

Knowledge of machinery operations and electrical/electronic products

Degree / ONC / HNC / HND / BTEC / NVQ qualified or similar in Mechanical Engineering or similar 

Experienced designing products from concept to production 

Able to manage projects and work to deadlines and budgets 

Able to maintain technical documentation and BOM entry 

Innovative, accurate and passionate about design 

Be technically minded with a head for problem solving

Excellent leadership and organisational skills

Able to work well individually as well as part of a team 

The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer role will involve:

Being responsible for the Design and Development of various products 

Leading a cross-functional team of Design and Manufacturing Engineers

Using SolidWorks software for design on a day-to-day basis

Being responsible for research, hand calculations, FEA, testing and prototyping

Managing the full product lifecycle from concept to production 

Creating models/prototypes

Liaising with clients and developing solutions for design specifications

Collaborating with different departments to ensure the smooth delivery of projects 

Maintaining technical drawings and documentation 

Providing technical guidance and support

Supporting product Testing, Verification & Validation 

Supporting more junior members of the team 

If you are interested in this position, please apply with an up to date CV as soon as possible