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Mechanical Design Engineer

MTrec RecruitmentChester Le Street, County Durham🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 21 Aug 2026

Why this role stands out

This hybrid Mechanical Design Engineer role offers significant career development and progression within a stable, growing manufacturing company, allowing you to hone your skills in a dynamic, team-oriented environment. You'll thrive here if you enjoy problem-solving and contributing to product innovation, with the added benefit of an early Friday finish. Apply today to join a reputable North East employer and advance your engineering career.

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeHybrid
LocationChester Le Street, County Durham, United Kingdom
Posted2 months ago
AutoCADCADFEAMechanical Design

Job description

Rewards and Benefits on Offer;

  • Stable growing organisation.
  • Immediate start available
  • Dayshift
  • Early Friday finish
  • The opportunity to work with a well-established and rapidly growing North East manufacturing company.
  • Career development and progression opportunities.

MTrecs New Opportunity;

MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious manufacturing client, based near Chester-le-Street, with their plans for growth and expansion, by recruiting a Mechanical Design Engineer to join their team. You will be joining a fast-paced, dynamic company, with an excellent team-based culture and huge opportunities to progress your career. Our client is a well-established player in their specialist sector in the North East and supplies its quality products and services nationally. You will be joining an exciting and rapidly expanding business, where you will enjoy a varied working environment, a great team culture and an excellent new career move.

The Job Youll Do;

  • Respond to customer enquiries, review applications, develop technical specifications
  • Specify catalogue parts, optimise bespoke product configurations
  • Create 2D CAD drawings and 3D CAD models, maintain design files and drawing registers
  • Liaise with internal stakeholders to ensure design suitability
  • Utilise computer-based tools (e.g. Finite Element Analysis) to develop part designs
  • Perform physical testing (e.g. load deflection, leak testing) to validate part performance
  • Performing engineering calculations, application review and product specification
  • Develop customer relationships, support Sales, develop product range and performance
  • Perform technical investigations and provide support to internal and external Customers

About You;

  • HNC, HND or Bachelors degree or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or similar (preferred).
  • Strong interpersonal skills, comfortable with internal stakeholder and Customer liaison
  • Experience with Autodesk Inventor & AutoCAD (preferred)
  • Experience with metal-based manufacturing processes (preferred)
  • Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
  • Excellent communication skills at all levels
  • Able to work well in a small engineering team

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