Mechanical Design Engineer in Market Harborough, Leicestershire

Mechanical Design Engineer
📍 Market Harborough
💰 £40,000 - £55,000 + Excellent Benefits
🕒 Full-Time | Permanent

A well-established manufacturer of specialist heavy-duty equipment is seeking an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to join its growing engineering team.

Working on highly bespoke projects, you'll be involved in the full design lifecycle, developing innovative mechanical solutions. This is a hands-on role where you'll take ownership of projects from initial concept through to manufacture.

• Design heavy-duty mechanical systems and structures using SolidWorks
• Produce detailed 3D models and manufacturing drawings
• Design hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Perform stress, stability and structural calculations, including FEA
• Design jigs, fixtures and production tooling
• Manage your own projects and liaise closely with manufacturing teams
• Support products through the build and testing phases

• 5+ years' experience in mechanical design engineering
• SolidWorks and 3D CAD experience
• Background in heavy engineering, special purpose machinery, material handling equipment
• Experience with fabricated structures, welded assemblies and sheet metal design
• Understanding of FEA and structural calculations

✅ Interesting and varied bespoke projects
✅ Full project ownership from concept to manufacture
✅ Stable and growing business
✅ Supportive engineering team
✅ £40,000 - £55,000 salary, annual payrise, 25 days + banks, employee assistance programme, life assurance
✅ Monday-Friday office-based role

If you're a Mechanical Design Engineer looking to work on complex, technically challenging equipment rather than high-volume products, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion.

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