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Design Engineer

Job Posted: 21 days ago

Salary: £ 40,000 - 50,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Expire in: 7 days

Job Description

Design Engineer
Cambridge
£40,000 – £50,000 per year
25 days holiday + bank holidays
Pension scheme
Clear progression opportunities within a growing, innovative company

We’re looking for a skilled Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Design Department. You’ll play a key role in creating high-quality, innovative, and commercially competitive products for the material handling industry. This role combines hands-on design work with collaborative responsibilities, supporting colleagues, mentoring junior engineers, and driving continuous improvement across our design processes.

What you’ll do:
• Design detailed 3D parts and assemblies in SolidWorks and produce full manufacturing drawing packs, including BOMs, laser profiles, and work orders.
• Develop and maintain design standards, processes, and best practices.
• Review drawings, participate in design reviews, and support data quality across the team.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote knowledge sharing.
• Work closely with Project Engineers to ensure projects meet design requirements, timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
• Capture and incorporate design changes from manufacturing, installation, or commissioning.
• Liaise with customers and suppliers for design reviews, approvals, and sourcing.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and improvements in product designs and manufacturing processes.
• Support cross-functional teams with technical expertise.

What we’re looking for:
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Proven design engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, including transferring bespoke designs into production.
• Minimum 4 years hands-on SolidWorks 3D experience (essential).
• Experience with SolidWorks PDM and sheet metal/fabrication design is highly desirable.
• Exposure to food processing equipment is advantageous.
• AutoCAD 2D proficiency is a plus

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