Job Description
Our clientOur client is a design-led, high-volume manufacturer based in Teesside, currently undergoing significant investment and growth. Engineering sits at the heart of the business, with a strong track record of bringing innovative, well-engineered products to market at scale. With ambitious plans for long-term market leadership, the company continues to invest heavily in product development capability, infrastructure, and people.The opportunity
This is a senior-level mechanical design role with genuine influence across a busy and robust new product development pipeline. You will play a leading role in taking products from early concept through to manufacture, working from first principles and closely collaborating with a large, established Design & Engineering function.
Key responsibilities include:
* Leading mechanical design activities across multiple new product development projects
* Designing from first principles, producing robust 3D models, detailed 2D drawings, and engineering calculations
* Performing FEA analysis to validate and optimise designs
* Working closely with manufacturing, procurement, and suppliers to ensure design for manufacture and design for cost
* Supporting prototyping, testing, and validation using in-house facilities
* Creating and maintaining BOMs and supporting configuration tools to enable efficient manufacture
* Applying a strong understanding of manufacturing processes
* Playing a visible role in continuous improvement of engineering standards, processes, and best practice
* Reporting directly into the Head of Engineering and contributing to technical direction and decision-making
About you
You will be an experienced mechanical design engineer with a strong background in new product development within an engineering or manufacturing environment. Comfortable working with responsibility and autonomy, you will combine analytical rigour with practical, hands-on engineering capability.
You are likely to have:
* Significant experience in mechanical design for manufactured products
* Proven ability to design from first principles
* Strong proficiency in SolidWorks (or similar), including FEA and PDM
* High competence in GD&T and detailed drawing creation
* Experience designing components and assemblies for:
o Plastic injection moulding
o Aluminium or plastic extrusion
o Castings
o Sheet metal
* A solid understanding of materials selection and mechanical engineering fundamentals
* Experience of working in high-volume or industrialised manufacturing environments
* A degree or HNC/HND in an engineering discipline
* Strong communication skills and the confidence to work cross-functionally
Apply now
If you’re looking for a senior design role where engineering genuinely matters — and where you can see your designs move from concept into high-volume production — we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now to start a confidential conversation and learn more about this opportunity in Teesside.