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Senior Design Engineer - Classic Cars

Job Posted: 4 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Waterlooville, Hampshire

Expire in: 24 days

Job Description

Position: Senior Design Engineer
 Location: Waterlooville, Hampshire
 
 Working Arrangement: Site based
 Employment Type: Permanent

Senior Design Engineer is required in Waterlooville, Hampshire for our client. This is an exciting opportunity to work for a company working with high end classic / vintage / historic cars.

This role takes ownership of mechanical design from concept through to production, producing robust 3D models and manufacturing drawings, supporting prototyping, and resolving build issues on the shop floor. 

Senior Design Engineer Job Overview

Create 3D CAD models and detailed manufacturing drawings (assemblies, tolerances, BOMs) 
Lead concept development, design reviews, and design-for-manufacture improvements with production teams
Specify materials, bought-out parts, and standard components; manage supplier technical queries
Support prototype builds, first-off inspections, and fault-finding during assembly and commissioning
Maintain engineering change control and drawing release using a PDM/PLM process 

Senior Design Engineer Job Requirements

Minimum HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent); degree desirable
Proven mechanical design experience in manufacturing, ideally within auotomotive, classical cars, F1, etc. 
Strong 3D CAD capability (e.g. SolidWorks or Autodesk Inventor) and confident producing manufacturing drawings
Working knowledge of GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, and material/fastener selection for production builds
Comfortable collaborating on-site with fabrication/assembly teams and managing design changes through release 

Senior Design Engineer Salary & Benefits

Salary dependent on experience but likely £45,000-£60,000 (Negotiable dependent on the level of candidate)
Work trips to goodwood, etc
exposure to high end classic cars
Other incentives to be discussed  

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for.

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for

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