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Mechanical Design Engineer
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Parts that get tooled and moulded at volume, not CAD that never leaves the screen. This consumer goods business in Cheltenham needs a contract Mechanical Design Engineer from August, paying £35–£40 per hour, to take consumer products through detailed design and into manufacture. Contract length confirmed on application.
Scope of the Role
The Mechanical Design Engineer will own the detailed mechanical design of consumer products, taking them from concept handover through to production-ready parts and assemblies.
- Produce detailed part and assembly designs in 3D CAD, ready for tooling
- Select materials and resolve mouldings, fixings and finishes for high-volume manufacture
- Prototype, test and iterate to prove function, robustness and cost
- Resolve DFM issues with manufacturing partners and toolmakers
- Work alongside industrial designers to protect design intent through engineering
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Key Skills and Experience Required
- A proven background as a Mechanical Design Engineer, Design Engineer or Mechanical Engineer in consumer products
- A solid grounding in injection moulding and other high-volume manufacturing processes
- Skilled in 3D CAD (SolidWorks or similar) for detailed part and assembly design
- Comfortable prototyping, testing and iterating at pace
- Available from August and able to work in Cheltenham
Salary and Benefits
- £35–£40 per hour
- August start
- Contract length to be confirmed, details shared on application
- Based in Cheltenham
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You would be joining a consumer goods business bringing in contract specialists across mechanical design, industrial design and product development at the same time. The work is practical engineering: real parts, real tooling, and products manufactured at volume. For a Mechanical Design Engineer who wants to see their parts in production rather than in a concept deck, this is a solid brief. Full client details are shared as part of the application conversation.
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