Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

South Wales
· Up to £60,000 + benefits

Yolk Recruitment is exclusively partnered with a global engineering and manufacturing business to recruit a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer into an established R&D team. This is a varied role with plenty of autonomy, focused on the design and development of mechanical and mechanically actuated systems used in specialist equipment. You’ll work on both new and existing products – solving engineering problems, improving designs, and contributing to real‑world projects that go into production.

You’ll be joining a stable, well‑invested site in a business with a long history of success, a strong order book and a AAA customer base. You’ll be part of a small, experienced team where ideas are welcomed, support and development are available alongside trust and autonomy to deliver.

• Designing and developing mechanical components, assemblies, and sub-systems using 3D CAD
• Creating accurate drawings, specifications and supporting documentation for manufacture
• Translating customer and project requirements into practical, cost‑effective design solutions
• Leading design reviews and providing technical input across new and existing products
• Supporting prototype builds, testing, validation and problem solving during development
• Improving existing designs to address quality, performance, manufacturability or cost
• Working closely with development, manufacturing, quality, suppliers and wider engineering teams
• Reviewing design work and supporting less experienced engineers where needed
• Managing your own technical workload, priorities and project deadlines

• Degree, HNC, HND or equivalent experience in Mechanical Engineering or a similar discipline
• Strong mechanical design experience within a manufacturing or product development environment
• Experience designing metal components, mechanical assemblies or mechanically actuated systems
• Good 3D CAD skills and the ability to produce high‑quality technical drawings
• Understanding of design for manufacture, tolerances, materials and practical engineering constraints
• Exposure to hydraulics, actuation, braking, vehicle systems or safety‑critical mechanical products would be highly relevant
• Experience with DFMEA, design reviews, validation, testing or engineering change would be beneficial
• Confidence taking ownership of design work and making sound technical decisions
• Clear communication skills and the ability to work with engineering, production and customer‑facing teams

• Salary up to £60,000 depending on experience
• Annual bonus
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• 6% employer pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Early Friday finish and flexible start/finish times
• Free on‑site parking