Senior Mechanical Design Engineer £40–80k Base + Benefits South East | Ref: ABJ7599

Join a leading R&D team as a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, applying your expertise in mechanical design, industrial design, and design for manufacturing (DFM) to develop innovative, high-performance solutions. You’ll be responsible for producing complete manufacturing packages for mechanical System Elements — including general assembly drawings (GAs), detailed manufacturing drawings, and bills of materials (BoMs) — to meet customer testing specifications. You will report to the Mechanical Design Manager.

Key Responsibilities

* Collaborate with the mechanical design team to create assemblies for bespoke motion-control simulation systems.

* Mentor and support junior engineers in detailed design of System Elements.

* Understand and apply the operating principles and performance parameters of components such as actuators, valves, bearings, and other System Elements.

* Perform basic stress analysis (including FEA), select suitable materials, and verify safety in operation — e.g., assessing cylinder stresses, bolt loadings, and bearing sizing.

* Use in-house software (ACE 5) to select valves and size snubbers.

* Take a senior engineering role on project elements, coordinating design activities and deliverables.

* Continuously improve designs by suggesting cost-saving measures, reducing assem...