Unlock your next career step as a Mechanical Design Engineer and help shape innovative, reliable products within the mechanical engineering and manufacturing environment. This Mechanical Design Engineer role offers meaningful ownership across R&D design updates, design-for-manufacture improvements, and cross-functional delivery that directly supports cost, quality, and performance goals. If you enjoy translating ideas into build-ready designs, working with practical engineering standards, and delivering continuous improvement, this Mechanical Design Engineer position is designed for you.
What You Will Do
- Drive R&D projects from initial requirements through design, testing support, implementation, and production handover as a Mechanical Design Engineer
- Create and update 3D models and accurate 2D technical manufacturing drawings, ensuring everything is production-ready
- Support design for manufacture by building repeatable, efficient solutions that improve assembly and cost effectiveness
- Maintain production sheet metal fold simulation programmes, create . DXFs for sheet metal punch and laser processes, and support manufacturing problem-solving
- Carry out tolerance analysis to ensure designs suit real-world manufacturing and assembly requirements
- Manage engineering change requests by keeping CAD models, drawings, specifications, and documentation fully aligned
What You Will Bring
- A degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Design or a related engineering discipline
- Strong mechanical design capability, including the ability to interpret and produce engineering drawings and specifications
- Proven understanding of sheet metal manufacturing processes, materials, and tolerances
- Experience using 3D CAD packages and producing high-quality 2D technical drawings
- Confidence working across teams, prioritising workload, and delivering to deadlines with excellent communication
This Mechanical Design Engineer role supports the company's ambition to develop high-quality domestic heating products by improving reliability, manufacturability, and cost efficiency. Your work will contribute to continuous improvement across R&D and production, helping stakeholders make better decisions through risk-aware design and well-maintained engineering documentation.
Location
The Mechanical Design Engineer role is based in Exeter, with the work centred on supporting R&D design activity and production readiness in a manufacturing-led engineering environment.
Interested?:
If the Mechanical Design Engineer role feels like a strong match, don't hesitate to apply now and take the next step in mechanical engineering with a role that values practical impact, clear ownership, and continuous improvement.