Senior Manufacturing/Design Engineer

Senior Manufacturing/Design Engineer – Permanent – £50k–£65k<br />Our well-established engineering client is seeking a Senior Manufacturing/Design Engineer to join its team. This is a broad, hands-on role combining design, project delivery, and cross-functional coordination across engineering, production, sales, and external stakeholders.<br />The ideal candidate will have a strong manufacturing engineering background and be comfortable bridging the gap between design and production. This is not a purely desk-based design role, we are looking for someone who enjoys getting involved, solving practical engineering problems and working closely with the manufacturing team to ensure designs can be delivered effectively.<br />Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will take ownership of projects from initial specification through to delivery, ensuring high engineering standards, cost control, and timely execution.<br />This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer looking for a long-term position where they can develop with the business, broaden their technical and commercial experience and take on increasing responsibility as the company continues to grow.<br />Key Responsibilities of the Senior Mechanical Engineer

• Lead full lifecycle delivery of engineered systems, from design through to dispatch and commissioning.
• Work with customers to define specifications, prepare quotations, and support commercial activities.
• Produce detailed engineering, fabrication and manufacturing drawings, ensuring designs are practical, buildable and suitable for production.
• Work closely with manufacturing and production teams, providing hands-on technical support and resolving design or build issues as they arise.
• Interpret and work confidently from engineering drawings, specifications and technical documentation, with a strong understanding of how designs translate into a manufactured product.
• Develop inspection and test plans, carry out final inspections, and support system testing.
• Maintain project cost tracking to protect margins.
• Support shipping processes and ensure all documentation is accurate and delivered on time.
• Contribute to commissioning activities, including occasional site visits (UK and international).
• Ensure compliance with relevant standards (including CE, ATEX, PED) and good engineering practice.
• Support new product development and continuous improvement initiatives.
• working across design, manufacturing, assembly and commissioning where required.
• Provide technical support across the business and mentor junior engineering staff.<br />Requirements of the Senior Mechanical Engineer
• Strong background in piping systems, flow/pressure characteristics, and experience within fluid-handling, process, industrial equipment or other technically related environments would be advantageous.
• Degree-qualified in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent), with ambitions toward Chartered status.
• Strong previous experience within a manufacturing, production or systems-based engineering environment.
• A solid practical/manufacturing engineering background, with the ability to understand how components and engineered systems are fabricated, assembled, tested and commissioned.
• Confident reading and interpreting engineering drawings, manufacturing drawings and technical specifications.
• A hands-on approach with the ability and willingness to get involved in practical engineering and production-related issues.
• Experience working with equipment or systems involving the controlled movement, transfer, measurement or management of fluids would be particularly relevant.
• Knowledge of pumps, valves, metering, and filtration systems advantageous.
• Commercially aware, with experience managing costs and delivering profitable projects.
• Proficient in 3D CAD (e.g. Autodesk Inventor); experience with PDM systems beneficial.
• A genuine interest in developing within a growing engineering business and taking on greater responsibility over the longer term.<br />Please apply today if this sounds like a suitable match