Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Reference icon Reference Number: 434732
  • PublishDate iconPublished Date: 12/03/2026
  • JobType iconJob Type: Permanent
  • salaryRate iconSalary: £45000 - £55000 Per annum
  • domain iconIndustry: Engineering
  • type iconHours: Full Time

Mechanical Design Engineer


Location: Accrington (On-site)


Join a specialist engineering team designing and delivering advanced, bespoke machinery used across multiple industries. This is a hands-on mechanical design role where you'll take concepts from initial idea through to manufacture, test and customer delivery.


Why You'll Love This Role

  • Work on unique, custom-engineered machinery projects.
  • Take full ownership of mechanical design from concept to commissioning.
  • Collaborate with expert engineers across multiple disciplines.
  • Influence product performance, quality and safety.
  • Be part of a supportive, technically driven environment.
  • Working only 4 days a week


What You'll Be Doing

  • Creating conceptual and detailed mechanical designs for bespoke machinery.
  • Ensuring compliance with Machinery Directive and relevant standards.
  • Carrying out Risk Assessments, FMEA and engineering calculations.
  • Supporting design reviews and contributing to technical discussions.
  • Preparing required technical and legislative documentation.
  • Liaising with customers and suppliers on project requirements.
  • Producing content for operation and maintenance manuals.
  • Designing components suitable for cost-effective manufacture.
  • Supporting mechanical build teams during assembly, testing and commissioning.
  • Providing customer support when needed.
  • Promoting safe working practices across all engineering activities.


What We're Looking For

  • Mechanical design experience within machinery, automation or bespoke equipment.
  • Strong understanding of mechanical engineering principles and calculations.
  • Experience with FEA, risk assessment and FMEA.
  • Knowledge of Machinery Directive compliance.
  • Confident working with cross-functional engineering teams.
  • Strong communication skills, including customer and supplier liaison.
  • CAD proficiency and experience designing for manufacture (DFM).



Ready to Apply?
If you're a Mechanical Design Engineer who enjoys end-to-end design, solving engineering challenges and contributing to high-performance machinery, we want to hear from you. This is your chance to make an impact within a forward-thinking engineering organisation and grow within a collaborative team.

Apply today and take the next step in your engineering career.