Design Engineer

Location: Cambridgeshire

Design Engineer
Cambridge
£40,000 – £50,000 per year
25 days holiday + bank holidays
Pension scheme
Clear progression opportunities within a growing, innovative company

We’re looking for a skilled Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Design Department. You’ll play a key role in creating high-quality, innovative, and commercially competitive products for the material handling industry. This role combines hands-on design work with collaborative responsibilities, supporting colleagues, mentoring junior engineers, and driving continuous improvement across our design processes.

What you’ll do:

• Design detailed 3D parts and assemblies in Solid Works and produce full manufacturing drawing packs, including BOMs, laser profiles, and work orders.

• Develop and maintain design standards, processes, and best practices.

• Review drawings, participate in design reviews, and support data quality across the team.

• Mentor junior engineers and promote knowledge sharing.

• Work closely with Project Engineers to ensure projects meet design requirements, timelines, budgets, and quality standards.

• Capture and incorporate design changes from manufacturing, installation, or commissioning.

• Liaise with customers and suppliers for design reviews, approvals, and sourcing.

• Identify cost-saving opportunities and improvements in product designs and manufacturing processes.

• Support cross-functional teams with technical expertise.

What we’re looking for:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

• Proven design engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, including transferring bespoke designs into production.

• Minimum 4 years hands-on Solid Works 3D experience (essential).

• Experience with Solid Works PDM and sheet metal/fabrication design is highly desirable.

• Exposure to food processing equipment is advantageous.

• AutoCAD 2D proficiency is a plus