The posting
Senior Mechanical Engineer - Join an Industry-Leading Consultancy
A top engineering consultancy experiencing exceptional growth, is looking for a talented Senior Mechanical Engineer to join their thriving team. This is an outstanding opportunity to work on high-profile, long-term projects across diverse sectors, including consumer products, innovative transport solutions, automotive, aerospace, and safety-critical medical devices. If you're passionate about leading impactful projects that enhance lives, this role is for you.
BENEFITS: Salary 40K - 60K +, pension, Bupa healthcare cover, bonuses, overtime and profit related pay schemes, regular development training, career progression and many social activities including adventure sports and clubs outside of work, Hybrid working arrangements can be made, which are subsidised by the company, finish at lunchtime on Friday!
About the Role: In this role, you'll be a technical lead within multi-functional project teams, working closely with designers, electronics experts, and software engineers to develop high-quality, market-ready products. As Senior Mechanical Engineer, you'll take projects through the entire life cycle, from concept to launch, ensuring that each stage meets their client's high standards for design and integration.
You will oversee and mentor junior engineers, maintaining technical excellence across the team, and will also manage the financial and commercial aspects of projects, including setting up project teams, managing budgets, timelines, and engaging with clients to provide updates and secure alignment.
What You Need:
- A First-Class or Upper Second-Class Degree in Mechanical Engineering from a university with a strong engineering reputation or an equivalent, broad-based technical qualification.
- Product Design/Development Experience: A background in product design or development, applying CAE tools and computational techniques to deliver product solutions, utilizing diverse manufacturing processes and materials.
- Project Delivery Record: Proven success in delivering outstanding results on complex projects, including overseeing both technical execution and client relationships.
- Knowledge of Manufacturing Processes: Familiarity with low-volume rapid prototyping technologies and high-volume processes such as injection moulding.
- Inspirational Leadership: A "can-do" attitude that sets high standards, motivates team members, and inspires confidence in clients.
- Eligibility to Work in the UK: This role is based at our clients studios in the Midlands UK. Candidates must be British citizens or hold permanent residency status in the UK, with full, unrestricted rights to work in the UK.
What We Offer:
- Collaboration with Industry Experts: Work alongside world-leading skill and sector experts on cutting-edge design and development projects with global impact, often seeing projects from initial exploration to market launch.
- Hands-On Development: Engage in designing clever mechanisms, developing sophisticated mathematical models, and building/testing prototypes in state-of-the-art workshops and labs.
- Opportunity to Innovate: Help create novel intellectual property, reduce costs, enhance environmental sustainability, and improve manufacturability, all while striving to create class-leading products.
This role offers you the unique chance to see your work go to market, knowing it will positively impact peoples lives. Our client values enthusiasm, hard work, and a commitment to excellence.
Apply Today and take the next step in your mechanical engineering career!
Please note: Candidates must be British citizens or hold permanent residency status in the UK, with full, unrestricted rights to work in the UK.
