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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Thermal
Employer: Verso Recruitment Group
Location: Essex
Salary: 60,000.00 - 70,000.00 GBP Annual
Closing date: 18 Sep 2026
Specialist area
Mechanical engineering
Function
Engineer
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Job Details
Job Title:
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Thermal
Location:
Colchester
Salary:
GBP 60,000 to GBP 70,000
Employment Type:
Permanent
Working Arrangements:
Hybrid working
We're supporting a long established technology company in Colchester as they continue to expand their engineering capability. They design and manufacture high performance electronic systems for defence, aerospace and industrial environments, and due to a strong order book, they're looking to add a Senior Thermal Mechanical Engineer to the team.
This is a hands on, end to end role where you'll own thermal performance across complex electromechanical products – from requirements review through to prototype build, test and production support.
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What You'll Be Doing
- Reviewing requirements and contributing to early system architecture discussions.
- Creating initial conceptual mechanical designs.
- Running detailed structural and thermal analysis (SolidWorks + Flow Simulation preferred).
- Presenting work at preliminary and critical design reviews.
- Managing projects independently while collaborating with PMs, hardware, software and manufacturing teams.
- Investigating production issues, quality problems and root causes under time pressure.
- Building, testing and debugging prototypes in the lab.
- Designing jigs, fixtures and producing assembly drawings with correct GD&T.
- Supporting new product introduction and exploring new thermal technologies (heat pipes, vapour chambers, advanced TIMs).
What You'll Bring
- Strong understanding of thermal principles in electronics.
- Practical, hands on industry experience – typically around 5–10 years.
- Proven experience with SolidWorks.
- Ability to work dynamically, independently and think creatively.
- Comfortable engaging with suppliers, project managers and cross functional teams.
- Strong problem solving mindset – someone who doesn't sit on problems and enjoys time in the lab.
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This role requires the successful candidate to pass BPSS screening and meet the eligibility criteria for Security Check (SC) clearance.
For more information, please contact Cathy Swain.
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