Mechanical Design Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 April 2026
LOCATION
Halifax
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£40,000 / year
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS

Solidworks CAD 3D CAD PDM Machine Design Gears Motors

FULL DESCRIPTION

Mechanical Design Engineer

White Label have partnered with a leading engineering company in Halifax who are looking to recruit a Mechanical Design Engineer due to company growth and increased project work. The role involves concept, design, and development of new machines and products, managing a design team, and ensuring designs are robustly engineered.

Our client is offering a salary of £38,000-£40,000.

Please apply for immediate consideration

The Role

White Label have partnered with a leading engineering company in Halifax who are looking to recruit a Mechanical Design Engineer due to company growth and increased project work.

Are you interested in working for a company where you can really make a difference? Are you looking to advance your mechanical engineering skillset further? Our client will offer you the opportunity to get involved in special purpose machinery design from cradle to grave.

  • Concept, design and development of new machines and products
  • Review current workload with a view to improving planning, prioritising and delegating work.
  • Place emphasis on cost of the design and cost down on established products.
  • Work closely & manage the small existing design team to fully understand the customers’ needs and performance requirements.
  • Design with cost in mind using cost effective decisions.
  • Hands on production & R&D machine build
  • Create and maintain machine technical files
  • Working on existing designs, overcome mechanical problems, providing evidence, 3D models and fully details drawings (Solidworks CAD).
  • Vault experience required
  • Be able to work with the team but also individually on new projects from concept to production ensuring designs are robustly engineered.
  • Liaising with a multi-disciplined team during development and also with suppliers to ensure correct materials and parts are sourced.
  • Knowledge of BOM configurations (Sage system).
  • Presenting designs throughout the project and holding design reviews to peers.
  • Completing ECN work on existing designs.
  • Be able to identify ISO standards which have a direct impact on the design.
  • Knowledge of machining methods and sheet metal designs.
  • Have some experience in industrial design to ensure the company produces aesthetically pleasing solutions to design briefs.

Person profile

  • Educated to Degree level in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
  • Minimum 3 years engineering design experience
  • 3 years 3D CAD and PDM experience (ideally Solidworks), also have experience in AutoCAD
  • Experience in general machine design and build.
  • Hands on build experience.
  • Experience working with gears, drives and motors.

Our client is offering a salary of £38,000-£40,000.

  • 37.5 hours per week.
  • Pension
  • Lunch time finish on Fridays

Please apply for immediate consideration

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