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CAD Design Engineer - Composite Building Products

Mitchell MaguireColchester, Essex🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 15 Oct 2026

Quick Overview

Salary
£35k - £38k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom
Posted
3 days ago
AutoCADCADMechanical DesignSolidWorks

Job Description

CAD Design Engineer - Composite Building Products

Job Title: Design Engineer - Composite Building Products

Job reference Number: 437124-7232-26288

Industry Sector: Senior Designer, Senior Design Engineer, Design Engineer, Structural Design Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer, CAD Designer, CAD Design Engineer, Product Design Engineer, Technical Designer, Composite Design Engineer, GRP Design Engineer, Structural Design, Composite Materials, GRP, FRP, DfMA, Fabrication Drawings, Bespoke Design, Structural Calculations, Load Paths, Connection Design, Access Platforms, Walkways, Staircases, Handrails, Fabricated Structures, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, 3D CAD, Manufacturing Drawings, Design Automation, Parametric Modelling, Value Engineering

Location: Clacton-on-Sea

Remuneration: £35,000 - £38,000 + £7,000 - £7,600 bonus

Benefits: Full benefits package

The role of the Design Engineer - Composite Building Products will involve:

  • Design Engineer role working on a range of projects utilizing a high quality range of GRP Composite and aluminium building products
  • Lead bespoke design projects from initial concept through detailed design, fabrication drawings, installation support and final completion
  • Produce accurate CAD drawings and engineered solutions, applying structural principles, loadings and connection design
  • Coordinate with Project Managers, Engineering, Production, Procurement and Installation teams to ensure designs are safe, compliant, commercially viable and practical to manufacture
  • Manage multiple projects, programmes and priorities while resolving technical challenges and supporting projects through to successful delivery
  • Provide technical leadership, mentoring and drawing reviews for junior designers

The ideal applicant will be a Design Engineer - Composite Building Products with:

  • Must have extensive experience as a CAD Engineer within a technical design, engineering, structural or manufacturing environment
  • Knowledge of at least of the following; AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, or Solidworks
  • Knowledge of GRP/composite structures, fabrication processes and structural design principles would be highly advantageous
  • Project led with an ability to think laterally
  • Strong attention to detail

Mitchell Maguire is a specialist construction field sales recruitment consultancy, dealing exclusively with construction field sales jobs, construction field sales vacancies and specification field sales positions within: Senior Designer, Senior Design Engineer, Design Engineer, Structural Design Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer, CAD Designer, CAD Design Engineer, Product Design Engineer, Technical Designer, Composite Design Engineer, GRP Design Engineer, Structural Design, Composite Materials, GRP, FRP, DfMA, Fabrication Drawings, Bespoke Design, Structural Calculations, Load Paths, Connection Design, Access Platforms, Walkways, Staircases, Handrails, Fabricated Structures, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, 3D CAD, Manufacturing Drawings, Design Automation, Parametric Modelling, Value Engineering

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