Senior Design Engineer in Telford

Turn your engineering expertise into real product impact. As a Senior Design Engineer, you will lead new product development end to end, shaping concepts into compliant, manufacturable products for demanding industrial markets. This is a role built for confident, collaborative problem-solvers who thrive on ownership, clear stage-gate progress, and continuous improvement.

What You Will Do:

• Own NPD projects from concept through to production release, managing scope, timescales, cost, and risk as a trusted technical lead for the business.
• Create concepts, engineering calculations, 3D models, and detailed drawings using Autodesk Inventor and/or SolidWorks.
• Apply structural and vessel design principles, including stiffening for pressure and vacuum ratings and wind loading considerations for externally sited units.
• Design hopper and flow geometry to support effective discharge from collectors and filter units, with manufacturability in mind.
• Plan and coordinate prototyping, testing, and validation, ensuring sign-off at each stage gate within the structured product introduction process.
• Drive compliance and certification, preparing technical files for CE/UKCA and, where relevant, ATEX and DSEAR, with robust drawing revision control.

What You Will Bring:

• A degree or HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering (or a related discipline), supported by significant design engineering experience (typically 7+ years) on industrial or manufactured products.
• Proven ability to lead new product development projects, balancing delivery, quality, and cross-functional collaboration with Purchasing, Production, Test, Quality, and Sales.
• Strong working knowledge of sheet metal construction and modern fabrication methods, plus a solid command of engineering drawings and revision control.
• Experience implementing CE/UKCA standards, with exposure to ATEX and DSEAR seen as highly beneficial.
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel for customer meetings, site visits, and project support across the UK and internationally.

This Senior Design Engineer role sits in the engineering and industrial product development industry, supporting a customer-focused culture that values professionalism, proactive time management, and continuous improvement. The Senior Design Engineer will help deliver products that meet safety and compliance requirements without trade-offs, while keeping projects live, visible, and accountable through clear reporting and risk escalation.

Location:

The Senior Design Engineer role is based in Telford (head office), with some UK and international travel.

Interested?:

If the Senior Design Engineer position sounds like the kind of ownership-driven, stage-gate role where high technical standards truly matter, apply now and take the next step in your design and project leadership journey.

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