Senior Tooling Design Engineer
Job in
Derby, Derbyshire, DE1, England, UK
Listed on 2026-10-25
Listing for:
Scantec
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-25
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Mechanical Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists, CAD/ AutoCAD/ Mechanical Design
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location:
Derby - Full time site based role (SC Clearance required or eligible)
Salary:
Competitive + Benefits
Sector:
Advanced Engineering / Manufacturing / Defence
You will:
- Design tooling, jigs, fixtures, and mechanical components to customer requirements
- Produce outline and detailed design concepts
- Identify and resolve engineering challenges with effective technical solutions
- Evaluate product performance, reliability, and safety
- Modify and refine designs to meet project and customer requirements
- Estimate project scope, budgets, and timelines
- Manage engineering risk and opportunity throughout the project lifecycle
- Prepare technical reports, calculations, and design documentation
- Support continuous improvement and development of new engineering methods
- Collaborate with internal teams and support junior engineers
- Experience in a Senior Design Engineer or Mechanical Design Engineer role
- Strong background in valves, pressure vessels, structural design, tooling, or lifting equipment (or similar heavy engineering environments)
- Proven experience delivering mechanical engineering projects
- Good understanding of design codes, standards, and safety legislation
- Ability to manage full design project life cycles (requirements, concept, detailed design)
- Strong knowledge of engineering materials
- Experience with 3D CAD (Siemens NX or similar)
- Experience using PLM systems (Team centre or similar)
- Familiarity with engineering analysis tools (MathCAD, ANSYS, ABAQUS or similar)
- Engineering degree (BEng or equivalent)
- SC Clearance or eligibility to obtain it
- Experience supporting or mentoring team members
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Leadership capability and team-focused mindset
- Commitment to delivering quality work on time and within budget
- Professional integrity and accountability
- Broad technical awareness beyond core discipline
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently
- Work on complex and technically challenging engineering projects
- Join a stable and growing engineering organisation
- Strong exposure to safety-critical and high-spec mechanical design
- Supportive engineering culture with career development opportunities
- Competitive salary and long-term progression
- Opportunity to work across the full engineering lifecycle
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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