Lead Mechanical Design Engineer

About the role

Join a market‑leading food packaging and automation machinery manufacturer as a Lead Mechanical Design Engineer. You will be a key member of a growing design team, driving innovative special‑purpose machinery projects from concept through to production and delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical design of special‑purpose machinery projects.
• Design machinery from inception through to production and delivery.
• Manage 2‑3 projects simultaneously while collaborating closely with on‑site production and procurement teams.
• Produce detailed mechanical designs using SolidWorks.
• Support automation, robotic, pneumatic, and electro‑mechanical machinery projects.
• Contribute to costing and manufacturing considerations.
• Work in a hybrid split role, balancing on‑site and remote activities.

Required profile

• Experience working with special‑purpose machinery.
• Strong mechanical engineering knowledge (pneumatics, hydraulics, automation, robotics, conveyors, etc.).
• Basic electrical understanding, including single‑phase systems.
• Knowledge of fabrication and sheet‑metal design.
• Background in food or packaging machinery (desirable).
• SolidWorks experience (desirable).
• Ability to commute to the Birmingham site.

Required skills

• SolidWorks
• Pneumatics
• Hydraulics
• Automation
• Robotics
• Conveyors
• Sheet‑metal design
• Fabrication
• Basic electrical (single‑phase)
• Costing and manufacturing considerations

What we offer

• Salary £58,000 – £65,000 per year
• OEM training and long‑term technical progression
• Innovative projects in a growing company
• Pension and holiday entitlement
• Hybrid working (Monday‑Friday)