Our growing engineering clients based close to Havant have an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join their growing team.
The Mechanical Design Engineer Engineer will play a key role in the design, development, and certification of the company’s product portfolio.
This position combines hands-on product design engineering with regulatory compliance integration, ensuring products are technically robust, manufacturable, and fully certified to relevant UK, European, and international control standards. The role is design-led and technically focused, supporting products from early concept generation through detailed design, testing, certification, and ongoing lifecycle management.
Duties & Responsibilities:
* Develop new product concepts and engineered solutions aligned with performance and market requirements.
* Produce detailed 3D models and assemblies using CAD software.
* Generate accurate manufacturing drawings, including tolerances, materials, and fabrication details.
* Conduct design reviews and iterate concepts based on performance, cost, and manufacturability.
* Support prototype development and hands-on evaluation.
* Contribute to value engineering and continuous product improvement initiatives
* Research new materials, mechanisms, and system improvements to enhance performance and reliability.
* Support feasibility studies and concept validation testing.
* Develop technical solutions that balance innovation, compliance, and manufacturing practicality.
* Interpret and apply relevant British, European standards relevant to the business
* Embed compliance requirements into product designs from early development stages.
* Plan and coordinate internal validation and third-party testing.
* Liaise with accredited test laboratories regarding technical submissions and test setups.
* Support New Product Introduction (NPI) processes from concept through production release.
* Ensure compliance and testing milestones are integrated into development timelines.
Required Skills & Experience:
* Demonstrable experience in product design and development within an engineered product environment.
* Experience working with mechanical machinery / moving product or similiar
* Strong 3D CAD modelling capability (assemblies, mechanisms, and detailing)
* Experience managing projects
* Knowledge of design for manufacture (DFM) principles.
Working hours: 8am – 4:30pm – Monday – Thursday 8am – 2pm – Friday