Mechanical Design Engineer
Reference Number: 434732
Published Date: 12/03/2026
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: £45000 - £55000 Per annum
Industry: Engineering
Hours: 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.

