Design Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 April 2026
LOCATION
Bradford
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£37,000 / year
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS

3D CAD design Engineering Design FMEA New Product Development (NPD) Moving/Rotating Equipment Technical Reporting

FULL DESCRIPTION

Design Engineer

White Label are proud to be working with an established and growing engineering business in the Bradford area who are looking to recruit a Design Engineer. The main reason for this is company expansion and increased project work. You will be joined a successful design team and you’ll have the opportunity to really make an impact. Our client designs Special Purpose Machinery with projects involving a lot of moving/rotating equipment and parts.

The Role

White Label are proud to be working with an established and growing engineering business in the Bradford area who are looking to recruit a Design Engineer.

The main reason for this is company expansion and increased project work. You will be joined a successful design team and you’ll have the opportunity to really make an impact. Our client designs Special Purpose Machinery with projects involving a lot of moving/rotating equipment and parts.

Responsibilities

  • Generate design concepts for solutions to specific functional requirements.
  • Document design concept assumptions, design trade-offs, and calculations within the project design file.
  • Use Failure Mode Effect and Analysis (FMEA) techniques to identify technical risks.
  • Prepare and present technical reports for project gate reviews.
  • Contribute to planning design activities with the project manager.
  • Capture project technical risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Provide technical support to the publications department in creation of product manuals, build books, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  • Adopt New Product Development (NPD) process and tools throughout projects.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of the NPD process.

Requirements

  • 3 years minimum engineering experience. Ideally in the design of any form of moving/rotating equipment and parts.
  • 3 year or more 3D CAD design experience.
  • Capable of working effectively in a team as well as autonomously.

Benefits

Our client is offering an attractive salary of £34,000-£37,000 DOE.

25 days holiday + bank holidays

37.5 hours working with – flexible working around core hours

Up to 15% bonus

Pension

Bupa Healthcare

Subsidised canteen

Please apply for immediate consideration

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