Mechanical Engineer

We are seeing a period of exceptional growth in our mechanical engineering team in response to a wide range of exciting long‑term project requests from clients in all four of our market sectors.

As a result, we can offer exciting career opportunities for outstanding mechanical engineers with product development experience as part of our growing, dynamic technical team.

You will have the chance to work alongside other talented individuals on a diverse range of fun and challenging projects, from well‑known consumer products and novel transport solutions to safety‑critical medical devices, knowing that you are making a real difference to people’s lives.

We operate in multi‑functional project teams and our mechanical engineers work closely with designers, electronics, software engineers and other skill teams to integrate the visual and functional aspects of a product and create world‑class design solutions.

The vast majority of the products we design go to market and are highly visible – it’s great to see the products you help design succeed and improve people’s lives.

• A great creative problem‑solver, able to generate innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Enjoy assimilating new information and learning new skills very quickly in a dynamic, consultancy environment.
• Take responsibility for your technical work, although senior engineers will be available to advise you and undertake formal checking.
• Lead specific work packages.
• Guide, support and check the work of the more junior members of the engineering team.
• Good verbal and written communication skills with clients and colleagues.
• Be enthusiastic, hardworking and proud of your work – people at DCA are passionate about the creation and delivery of new products.

• A 1st or Upper 2nd degree in mechanical engineering from a university with a strong engineering reputation.
• Experience working in a product design or development environment, applying Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) tools and computational techniques to deliver product solutions and utilising a wide range of manufacturing processes and materials.
• Work in our Warwick studios and have the right to work in the UK by the commencement of employment.
• Knowledge and experience in low‑volume rapid prototyping technologies as well as high‑volume processes such as injection moulding.
• Lead by example in setting standards with a “can do” attitude that inspires colleagues and clients.

• The opportunity to work collaboratively with world‑leading experts on fascinating design and development projects with global impact, often seeing projects through from the initial exploratory front end to launch.
• Get involved designing clever mechanisms, creating elegant mathematical models, building and testing prototypes in our many workshops and labs fitted with state‑of‑the‑art equipment.
• Help create novel IP, reduce cost and environmental impact, improving manufacturability and performance to create class‑leading products.
• The opportunity to work with some of the world’s most exciting and innovative brands and companies, including Bentley, GSK, Reckitt, Hitachi, Rolls‑Royce, Sanofi to tackle some of the most challenging issues.
• Formal training and on‑the‑job career development through mentoring and reviewing processes.
• Regular professional and technical development opportunities.
• Competitive salaries, with paid overtime.
• 22 days holiday plus extra days for long service up to 32 days.
• A 37‑hour working week with half day on Fridays, great for work‑life balance.
• A substantial annual discretionary profit‑related bonus.
• Two additional fixed holiday bonuses paid in July and December, totalling 3% of base pay.
• Hybrid working arrangements considered.
• Convenient Warwick campus near town centre.
• Activities and social fund, subsidised sport activities throughout the week; staff run football, badminton, squash, running, go‑karting and cycling trips away.
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme.