Mechanical Design Engineer
Listed on 2026-10-16
-
Engineering
Mechanical Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists
Position : Mechanical Design Engineer, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Location : South Yorkshire
Sector : Medium / Heavy Engineering, Capex Projects
Hybrid : No, this role is office based 5 days per week
Suitable for new Graduate / Masters : No - this role requires proven professional experience gained over the past 3 years in a similar role.
Visa Support / Sponsorship : No, you MUST have the right to live and work in the UK
Other : Working towards Chartered Engineer status beneficial
This is a true Mechanical Design Engineer / Senior Mechanical Design Engineer vacancy which will see you undertaking complex, detailed engineering calculations as part of the design of major capital equipment projects.
Engineering principles that will form part of the job include
- Designing support frames, platforms, walkways, and mezzanines
- Competence in structural calculations (loads, deflection, stability, buckling)
- Familiarity with Eurocodes / BS EN standards (or relevant local codes)
- Design for Fabrication , Assembly & Installation
- Designing weldments, bolted structures, and modular assemblies, considering lifting, transport, and site installation constraints
- Minimising fabrication complexity and cost
- Designing safe access platforms, ladders, handrails, and guarding
- Compliance with safety standards (e.g., Working at Height, machinery directives)
- Ensuring maintainability and operator usability
- Health, Safety & Environmental Compliance
- Knowledge of machinery safety standards (e.g., guarding, emergency stops)
- Awareness of environmental regulations (dust, noise, emissions, waste handling)
- Load Case & Failure Analysis
- Assessing static and dynamic loads (impact, vibration, shock loading, wind, snow, seismic)
- Applying FEA or hand calculations for critical components
- Designing against fatigue, failure, and overload conditions
- Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis
- Ability to troubleshoot equipment failures and inefficiencies
- Applying structured methods (e.g., FMEA, 5 Whys, RCA)
CAD abilities are still important, and we can work with experience of any high-level 3d CAD package.
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).