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Junior Mechanical Design Engineer (Sheet Metal / Solid Edge)

Ernest Gordon RecruitmentExeter, Devon🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 6 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid role offers excellent career growth with a competitive salary and comprehensive training to enhance your Solid Edge and sheet metal design skills. You'll thrive here if you're a proactive junior engineer eager to contribute to innovative product development within a reputable manufacturing company that values its team. Apply today to join a supportive environment focused on continuous improvement and employee development.

Quick Overview

Salary
£38k - £40k/yr
Seniority
Junior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
Posted
11 hours ago
Mechanical DesignTolerance Analysis

Job Description

Junior Mechanical Design Engineer (Sheet Metal / Solid Edge)

£38,000 - £40,000 + 24 days holiday + Training & Development + Pension + Flexible Working Hours + Free Parking

Exeter


Are you a Mechanical Design Engineer looking to take the next step in your career with a new and exciting challenge with a well-established company?

Do you have experience of working with new product design and development and want to work for an established and growing manufacturer that values its employees with a proven track record of developing and promoting new staff who are investing in Continuous improvement and driving innovation?

On offer is a role reporting to the Technical Engineering Manager. You will be responsible for the design, engineering and specification of all new products alongside the maintenance of the existing product range, and any modifications, that may become necessary.

Reporting to the Technical Engineering Manager and alongside the Design team, you will be expected to generate production ready designs and help ensure the smooth running of the department, ensuring new products are concluded with the agreed timescales and to the standards expected.

The role:

  • Work closely with the Technical Engineering Manager, design and development department taking products from conception to detailed engineering drawings for manufacture
  • Determine manufacturing methods for engineering designs
  • Carry out DFMEA at the outset of each project
  • Ensure that tolerance analysis is carried out during the design process
  • Work with all departments involved in the NPD program, in particular, Development, Production Engineering & Purchasing, ensuring design for manufacture is implemented prior to product handover

The person:

  • Either degree educated or a proven engineering background with a strong bias to mechanical engineering
  • Sheet metal manufacture experience and knowledge of sheet metal processes

Reference Number: BBBH27153


Keywords: Mechanical Design Engineer, DFMEA, Solid Works, Solid Edge, Sheet Metal, Exeter


We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The remuneration offered will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skillset.

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