Role: Mechanical Design Engineer
Location: Saltash, Cornwall (100% onsite)
Experience Required: Minimum 3 years
Salary: £35,000–£50,000 per annum (DOE)
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)
• Sheet metal
• Vacuum forming
• 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
• Prototyping electro‑mechanical solutions
• Experience creating BOMs
• Product testing and evaluation
• Technical report writing
• Competent user of Microsoft Office
Technical Experience (Desirable):
• SolidWorks 3D CAD
• 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
Benefits:
• 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