Mechanical Design Engineer

Mechanical Design Engineer | Robotics & Autonomous Systems

Location: Birmingham

Salary: up to £43K

Full time | Permanent

Design hardware that operates where failure isn’t an option

Are you a Mechanical Design Engineer working on drones, UAVs, robotics or advanced electromechanical products — and starting to feel boxed in by incremental upgrades or overly siloed roles?

This is an opportunity to take full ownership of real, mission-critical hardware, from concept through to manufacture, in a fast-moving engineering team building autonomous inspection systems for extreme environments.

What You’ll Be Working On

You’ll be designing field-deployable robotic hardware that must survive:

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• Harsh weather and corrosive environments
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• Confined, high-risk industrial spaces
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• High consequence failure scenarios
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Your role spans the entire product lifecycle:

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• Concept design, prototyping and validation
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• Detailed mechanical design and DFM-ready drawings
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• BOM / CBOM ownership and engineering change control
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• Close collaboration with electronics and software engineers
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This is a hands-on, high-impact role — your designs won’t sit on a shelf.

This Role Is Ideal For Engineers With Experience In:

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• Drones / UAVs / robotics / autonomous systems
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• Lightweight structures and complex assemblies
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• Electromechanical products with tight tolerances
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• Designing for reliability, serviceability and manufacture
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• Products that leave the lab and go into the real world
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What You’ll Bring

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• 4+ years’ experience in a mechanical engineering role
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• Strong SolidWorks capability
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• Proven mechanical design experience on physical products (portfolio required)
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• Good DFM discipline and documentation practices
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• Experience owning BOMs and engineering changes
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• Enough electronics/software awareness to design intelligently alongside other disciplines
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Nice To Have (Not Essential)

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• Taking products from R&D into manufacture
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• Experience with harsh environments (IP ratings, corrosion, impact)
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• Background in aerospace, defence, energy or advanced robotics
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• Cable management, tethered systems or deployable mechanisms
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