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Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Certain AdvantageLockwood, Huddersfield🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 29 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid role offers exciting opportunities to lead high-value projects, drive innovation, and contribute to engineering strategy within a reputable company solving complex challenges. You'll thrive here if you're an ambitious, results-oriented leader with expertise in mechanical design and a passion for team development. Apply now to advance your career in a collaborative and impactful environment.

Quick Overview

Salary
£70k/yr
Seniority
Leader
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Lockwood, Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Posted
2 weeks ago
AutoCADMechanical Design

Job Description

Principal Mechanical Design Engineer
Certain Advantage is hiring for a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer based in theHuddersfieldarea.
This role is on a permanent basis and is hybrid-based.

The Company
Were working with an engineering company specialising in solving complex engineering challenges across industriesfrom Power Generation, Rail and more.
Does this sound like your next career move?
If youre ambitious to grow, this may be your next role?
The Role:
This role is for a Principal Mechanical Design Engineersomeone ambitious and ready to make an impact. Youll be results-oriented and driven to succeed.
Youll be leading a small, experienced, and collaborative team, and be responsible for:
  • Lead and line manage the team, coordinating workloads, resolving issues, and ensuring delivery against timescales, KPIs, and customer requirements.
  • Lead complex, high-value projects, delivering innovative, technically advanced solutions and providing expert guidance.
  • Drive quality in simulation deliverables and lead continuous improvement initiatives within the delivery stream.
  • Manage non-conformance, implementing corrective actions and process improvements.
  • Contribute to engineering strategy, best practices, and process development to enhance operational performance.
  • Define and capture design requirements, ensuring clarity and alignment throughout delivery.
  • Lead internal and external design reviews, securing client acceptance of designs.
  • Provide expert technical support in mechanical engineering across projects
The Individual
Were looking for people who can show:
  • Design of transmission systems, gears, and gearboxes
  • Mechanical specifications, scopes of work, calculations, drawings, and schedules.
  • Analysis of complex design issues, identifying root causes and implementing effective solutions.
  • Iterate and refine designs through testing and analysis to ensure compliance with specifications.
  • Manage and track design changes to existing products.
  • Working knowledge of key design tools, including Solid Edge, Siemens NX, and AutoCAD.
  • Confident in chairing design review meetings.
The Benefits:
  • Salary circa £70 000 per annum
  • Training and Development
  • Career progression
Does this sound like your next career move? Apply today. Krzys 0161 871 8277
Working with Certain Advantage
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We work with businesses across the UK to find the best people in Finance, Marketing, IT and Engineering. If this job isnt for you, head to certainadvantage.co.uk and register for job alerts and career guidance tips.

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