Allstaff Recruitment are currently seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer based in Bedford for a manufacturing company. Summary of the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer role… Salary: Competitive Location: Bedford Type of Contract: Permanent Hours: 37 hours, Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 5:00pm, Fridays 8:00am - 1:00pm Responsibilities of the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Role: * Work to ISO9001 standards. * Produce design project work and order processing. * Design for manufacture and assembly protocols. * Produce 3D part models and assemblies and detailed 2D component and assembly drawings. * Provide calculations for performance and safety considerations. * Project manage new product development as well as existing products and individual one-off projects. * Processes to generate the most cost-effective solutions and designs. * Produce detailed material specifications, product IOM manuals and other technical reports/documentation as required. Requirements for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer * An Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering. * Substantial mechanical design experience, including designing rotating machinery. * 3D CAD experience is essential. * Application experience of FEA software. * Excellent communication skills. Allstaff Recruitment are an Independent Recruitment Specialist based in Bedfordshire who work on behalf of companies across Bedford, Milton Keynes and surrounds to fill their vacancies and meet their recruitment needs. We place candidates in permanent, temporary and contract roles across a number of industry sectors. Check out our website and our jobs page for our latest vacancies in your area. To keep up to date with all our recruitment activities and vacancies, please follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. **Thank you for your interest in the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer role. One of our qualified Recruitment Specialists will now review your application. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is with regret that we are unable to respond to all candidates directly. However, if you do not hear from us within seven days you have unfortunately been unsuccessful on this occasion