Job Description

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

• Role - Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
• Contract - 12 months
• Rate - £55 per hour inside IR35
• Location - Derby 5x per week

Are you a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer looking to work on some of the UK's most technically challenging and high-impact engineering programmes?
This is an opportunity to join a world-class engineering environment delivering cutting-edge projects across the nuclear and defence sectors. You'll become part of a highly skilled team working on complex systems where innovation, precision, and engineering excellence are at the heart of everything.
This role offers the chance to work on technically demanding programmes while mentoring junior engineers and driving innovation across design processes and methodologies.

Role Responsibilities

• Producing high-quality mechanical designs to customer specifications
• Creating detailed 3D CAD models and manufacturing drawings
• Supporting product development and design improvement initiatives
• Developing innovative engineering solutions to complex technical challenges
• Modifying and refining designs in line with project and customer requirements
• Ensuring designs comply with relevant safety and engineering standards
• Collaborating closely with manufacturing and engineering teams
• Supporting and mentoring junior engineers within the team
• Presenting technical designs and solutions to customers and stakeholders

Skills

• Proven experience as a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer within a highly regulated environment such as defence, nuclear, aerospace, or similar
• Strong understanding of Design for Manufacture principles
• Experience using 3D CAD software such as Siemens NX or equivalent
• Familiarity with PLM systems such as Teamcentre or similar
• Strong knowledge of engineering standards and safety legislation
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
• Engineering qualification in a relevant discipline

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer who wants to push technical boundaries and contribute to projects that make a real difference.

Please note that this role requires UK Security Clearance!

If you are qualified and interested, please apply or email (url removed)