Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Senior Mechanical Design EngineerSouth WalesUp to £60,000 + benefitsYolk 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. As Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, 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's available alongside trust and autonomy to deliver.This is what you'll be doing as Senior Mechanical Design Engineer:Designing and developing mechanical components, assemblies and sub-systems using 3D CADCreating accurate drawings, specifications and supporting documentation for manufactureTranslating customer and project requirements into practical, cost-effective design solutionsLeading design reviews and providing technical input across new and existing productsSupporting prototype builds, testing, validation and problem solving during developmentImproving existing designs to address quality, performance, manufacturability or costWorking closely with development, manufacturing, quality, suppliers and wider engineering teamsReviewing design work and supporting less experienced engineers where neededManaging your own technical workload, priorities and project deadlinesThe experience you'll bring to the team:Degree, HNC, HND or equivalent experience in Mechanical Engineering or a similar disciplineStrong mechanical design experience within a manufacturing or product development environmentExperience designing metal components, mechanical assemblies or mechanically actuated systemsGood 3D CAD skills and the ability to produce high-quality technical drawingsUnderstanding of design for manufacture, tolerances, materials and practical engineering constraintsExposure to hydraulics, actuation, braking, vehicle systems or safety-critical mechanical products would be highly relevantExperience with DFMEA, design reviews, validation, testing or engineering change would be beneficialConfidence taking ownership of design work and making sound technical decisionsClear communication skills and the ability to work with engineering, production and customer-facing teamsAnd this is what you'll get in return:Salary up to £60,000 depending on experienceAnnual bonus25 days holiday + bank holidays6% employer pension contributionLife assuranceEarly Friday finish and flexible start/finish timesFree on-site parkingA stable, well-invested engineering environment with strong product heritageThe chance to work on real products, real technical challenges and designs that go into productionIf you're a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer looking for more ownership, more technical variety and the chance to work in a stable engineering team, apply now.TPBN1_UKTJ