Senior Design Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 22 March 2026
LOCATION
Barnsley
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£45,000 / year
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS

3D CAD Design Heavy Engineering Rotating Machinery Communication Project Management

FULL DESCRIPTION

Senior Design Engineer

White Label are working with a Leading Engineering company who specialise in Turnkey Mechanical Solutions in South Yorkshire easily accessible from Leeds, Wakefield, Barnsley, Sheffield, Rotherham, Pontefract, Huddersfield.

They are looking to recruit a Senior Design Engineer on a permanent basis and to manage projects from cradle to grave.

This is an excellent opportunity to get involved in new and exciting projects with a company going from strength to strength.

Day to day you will be involved in:

  • ·Concept design solutions for bespoke projects from Tender stage through to commissioning
  • ·Liaise with Junior designers who will complete the detailed design phase
  • ·Liaise with customers, engineers and shop floor staff to ensure the projects hit the right deadlines and timeframes.
  • ·To carry out calculations either by hand or using software to ensure the product can cope with loads & stresses etc.
  • ·Attend site visits to meet with customers.

Experience required:

  • ·5 – 10 years’ design experience within a heavy engineering environment, rotating machinery/equipment
  • ·3D CAD experience
  • ·HNC educated minimum
  • ·Ability to be flexible and communicate easily with internal and external stakeholders.

The salary depends on experience but starts from £40,000 – £45,000 depending on experience + 25 days holiday + pension + private medical + 37 hour week with flexible working.

Working hours are Monday – Thursday 08:30 – 17:00 and Friday 08:30 – 1:30pm with 30 minutes flexible working.

If the opportunity to get involved with new and exciting projects for a company with a long-serving workforce then apply for immediate consideration.

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