Machine Tool Design Engineer

Machine Tool Design Engineer

Competitive Salary + Pension (5-7%) + Enhanced holidays (28 + 8) + Health plan + Life Assurance x5 + Sick Pay.

Are you a Mechanical Design Engineer with experience in machine tools, special purpose machinery, or bespoke automated systems?

This is an opportunity to join a highly respected precision engineering business designing and building complex, high-value machinery used in advanced manufacturing environments worldwide.

If you enjoy designing real machines (not just components) and want to see your work, go from concept through to build and commissioning-this role is for you.

Why Join?

Work on bespoke, one-off and low-volume machine builds
Be involved in the full lifecycle: concept → design → build → commissioning
Join a business known for engineering excellence and precision
Collaborate with manufacturing, assembly, and commercial teams
Opportunity to make a real impact on design improvements and innovation The Role

You will be responsible for the design and development of mechanisms, machine systems and complete special purpose machines.

Key responsibilities include:

Designing new machine systems, mechanisms, and components
Modifying and improving existing machine designs to meet customer requirements
Working on machine tool design, tooling, and automated systems
Supporting manufacturing and assembly during machine build and commissioning
Producing detailed CAD models and engineering drawings
Managing BOMs and part releases via SAP
Conducting design reviews, DFMEA and PFMEA
Supporting technical bids and customer-facing documentation

Essential:

Min 5 years design experience in:
Machine tool design
Special purpose machinery (SPM)
Bespoke automated machines / production systems
Strong background in mechanism and machine design (not just static components)
Proven experience designing moving assemblies and complex systems
Ability to work across the full machine lifecycle

Also desirable:

HNC/HND/Degree in Mechanical Engineering
3D CAD experience (Siemens NX - advantageous)
Experience with manufacturing processes and assembly support
Familiarity with DFMEA / PFMEA / design reviewsThe Opportunity

This is not a role designing small components in isolation. You will be creating high-precision machinery and automated systems that are critical to modern manufacturing.

Your work will directly influence:

Machine performance
Production efficiency
Customer success

Interested? Apply now to be considered!

At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.

We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Defence Equipment, Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.

Our commitment:

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at Morgan Ryder Associates are critical to our success as DE&I positive company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.

Please note that calls to and from the offices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored or recorded. This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, record business transactions and for training purposes
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed