Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: North London

Commutable from: Enfield, Watford, St Albans, Stevenage, Hemel Hempstead, Barnet, Harrow, Harlow, Welwyn Garden City, Potters Bar and surrounding areas.

Salary: Up to £55,000 + Benefits

Hybrid Working Available

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Role | North London | Up to £55,000 | Hybrid Working

A Global Engineering & Manufacturing Giant, specialising in the design and manufacture of high relability / high integrity engineered product are looking to recruit a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer on a Staff basis, owing to an internal promotion and succession planning within the business.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to move into a genuine product ownership role, becoming the technical authority for a range of established products used across multiple industrial sectors.

Working closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain and customers, you'll be responsible for driving continuous improvement, cost reduction, product robustness and lifecycle management activities whilst ensuring products remain compliant, competitive and aligned with future customer requirements.

The business has ambitious growth plans and is investing significantly in both its engineering capability and product portfolio, creating excellent long-term progression opportunities for the successful candidate.

The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Role

This position sits between traditional Design Engineering and Technical Leadership.

Rather than focusing purely on developing new products, you'll take ownership of existing products throughout their lifecycle, ensuring they continue to meet customer, manufacturing and regulatory requirements whilst driving improvements in cost, quality, reliability and performance.

You'll work closely with a global NPD function, taking ownership of products once they have been released into production and becoming the recognised Subject Matter Expert internally and externally.

Alongside standard product development activities, you'll support engineered-to-order and customer-specific solutions across a diverse range of industrial sectors.

This role offers significant exposure to customers and stakeholders, with the opportunity to influence product strategy, future product development and engineering best practice.

Key Responsibilities of Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Take technical ownership of an established mechanical and electromechanical product portfolio
Act as the recognised Subject Matter Expert for assigned products
Drive product improvement, value engineering and cost reduction initiatives
Improve product reliability, manufacturability and long-term design robustness
Review and approve engineering designs, drawings and technical documentation
Support product compliance and ensure adherence to relevant engineering standards and regulations
Work closely with Manufacturing, Quality and Supply Chain teams to improve product performance and resolve technical issues
Lead engineering investigations, root cause analysis and corrective actions
Support validation, verification and testing activities
Develop bespoke and customised engineering solutions to meet customer requirements
Participate in customer meetings to understand technical requirements and deliver practical engineering solutions
Support competitor analysis and future product roadmap activities
Provide technical leadership, mentoring and engineering guidance to the wider team

Requirements for Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Role

BEng or HND in Mechanical Engineering (or similar)
Proven Mechanical Design Engineering experience within a manufacturing environment
Experience taking ownership of products throughout their lifecycle
Strong Design for Manufacture (DFM) experience
Experience working with machined components, castings, mouldings, fabricated assemblies and welded structures
Strong understanding of manufacturing and assembly processes
Experience working to engineering standards, specifications and technical compliance requirements
Strong stakeholder management and customer-facing skills
Experience working closely with Quality, Manufacturing and Supply Chain functions
Ability to balance technical performance, manufacturability, quality and commercial objectives
Excellent problem-solving and continuous improvement experience

Desirable

SolidWorks experience
GD&T and BS8888
FEA and tolerance stack-up analysis
DFMEA and PFMEA
Jig, tooling and fixture design
Product validation and testing experience
Sheet metal design experience
Experience mentoring or supporting engineers
Experience within Aerospace, Oil & Gas, Marine, Offshore, Defence, Nuclear, Rail or other highly regulated engineering environments

What's In It For You?

Technical ownership of globally supplied products
Opportunity to become the recognised expert within your product area
Significant involvement in product strategy and continuous improvement initiatives
Customer-facing engineering responsibility
Exposure to bespoke engineering projects and product customisation activities
Opportunity to work across manufacturing, quality, supply chain and engineering functions
Clear progression towards Technical Leadership and future Engineering Management opportunities
Join a growing global engineering business with ambitious expansion plans
Opportunity to influence products that are designed to remain in service for decades

Package for Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Salary up to £55,000
Hybrid Working
Pension Scheme
Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
Ongoing Training & Development
Career Progression Opportunities

Commutable from: North London, North West London, London, Enfield, Watford, St Albans, Stevenage, Hemel Hempstead, Barnet, Harrow, Harlow, Welwyn Garden City, Potters Bar and surrounding areas.

If you're a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer who enjoys product ownership, technical leadership, continuous improvement and working closely with both customers and manufacturing teams, we'd like to hear from you.

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