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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Permanent | Oxfordshire | Full-time | Hybrid (primarily onsite)
Please note: No visa sponsorship is available for this position.
A growing engineering business is looking for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join its product development team, working on rugged industrial equipment designed for real-world deployment.
This is a hands-on, onsite-focused role with genuine ownership—supporting design from early concepts through to detailed design, prototype build, test, and production release.
The role
You'll sit within the mechanical engineering team and take responsibility for delivering high-quality mechanical design across a range of industrial products and assemblies.
Working closely with manufacturing, testing, and suppliers, you'll produce robust designs, drawings, and documentation to support safe, manufacturable, low-volume production.
What you'll be doing
- Producing detailed mechanical designs, 3D models, and engineering drawings using SolidWorks, CATIA, or similar
- Creating and maintaining BOMs, technical documentation, and engineering records
- Owning design packages from concept → prototype → test → production release
- Applying DFM/DFA principles to improve manufacturability and quality
- Supporting design reviews, engineering risk assessments, and FMEA activities
- Solving mechanical engineering challenges around structural integrity, thermal management, sealing, and assembly
- Supporting prototype builds, test, and validation activity
- Working closely with suppliers and cross-functional engineering teams
- Supporting commissioning, installation, and field deployment where required
- Contributing to continuous improvement of engineering standards, templates, and processes
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Required background (must-have)
- Strong experience with heavy-gauge sheet metal design and construction welding environments
- Understanding of brake press work, bending constraints, bend relief, and the realities of low-volume production
- A practical, hands-on approach: able to work independently, take clear notes, ask constructive questions, and get on with the work
- Note: Automotive body-in-white experience using heavy press tooling is less relevant for this role
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What we're looking for
- Degree-qualified Mechanical Engineer (BEng/MEng) or equivalent practical experience
- Strong mechanical design / product development background
- Strong CAD capability (SolidWorks, CATIA, or equivalent)
- Experience producing detailed engineering drawings, assembly models, and BOMs
- Solid understanding of fabrication, machining, and manufacturing processes
- Familiarity with engineering change control and document management processes
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
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