Role: Mechanical Design Engineer
Location: Saltash, Cornwall (100% onsite)
Experience Required: Minimum 3 years
About the Role
This is a 100% onsite position due to the sensitive nature of the work. A full DBS check is required, covering financial, residential, and criminal history for the past 10 years. Applicants must have no unexplained career gaps or unaccounted time abroad.
You will join a globally established organisation, working alongside highly skilled engineers, developers, and manufacturing teams to design and develop innovative products that protect people and assets.
Key Responsibilities
* Design and develop products from concept through to production.
* Provide innovative, practical solutions to mechanical design challenges.
* Prototype, test, and refine designs before production release.
* Research new materials, technologies, and manufacturing processes.
* Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, internal departments, and suppliers.
* Create concept designs based on customer requirements.
* Design components using manufacturing techniques such as:
* Plastic injection moulding
* CNC machining (plastics and metals)
* Aluminium and plastic extrusions
* Build and evaluate prototypes.
* Liaise with suppliers to optimise designs for manufacture.
* Produce product costings and Bills of Materials (BOMs).
* Draft drawings and associated documentation.
* Write engineering change notes to release products into production.
Qualifications & Training (Essential)
* BSc/BEng in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent experience)
Technical Experience (Essential)
* Minimum 5 years industry experience
* Proficiency in 3D CAD software
* Experience developing concepts from requirements
* CNC machining (plastics and metals)
* Plastic injection moulding
* Product testing and evaluation
* Technical report writing
* Competent user of Microsoft Office
Technical Experience (Desirable)
* Experience with sheet metal, vacuum forming, and extrusion processes
* Experience working within strict QA and inspection guidelines
Qualities & Attributes
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills
* Ability to explain complex concepts clearly
* Good listening, diplomacy, and negotiation skills
* Self‑motivated, hardworking, and eager to learn
* Confident, enthusiastic, and proactive
* Able to work independently and within a team
* Excellent problem‑solving and analytical skills
* Strong organisational and multitasking abilities
* Willingness to travel internationally
* 5% employer pension contribution
* Employee Assistance Programme (Westfield Health)
* 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays
* Enhanced annual leave and sickness entitlement with service
* Theatre Royal Plymouth sponsorship – opportunity to win show tickets
* 39‑hour working week with a 1pm Friday finish
How to apply
Please send your CV to danni@cortechtalentsolutions.co.uk
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing; Computers and Electronics Manufacturing; Computer and Network Security
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