Contact Luton Bennett
Luton Bennett
Design Engineer
Banwell, Somerset
- Hours
- Full Time
- Posted
- 14 days ago
- Salary
- 58500.00 GBP Annual + Benefits
- Recruiter
- Luton Bennett
- Closes
- 12 Dec 2025
- Course
- No
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Recruiter Type
- Direct Employer
Description
0Lead Design Engineer (Special Purpose Machinery)
Birmingham - Hybrid Working Options
GBP58,500 Salary + 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + Optional Group Personal Pension + Private Health Care + Life Assurance + Income Protection
Monday to Thursday 08:30 to 17:00, Friday 08:30 to 16:30
Lead Design Engineer required for an industry leading manufacturing company to work on the development of special purpose machinery. This is a fantastic opportunity to play an integral role within a global organisation.
This role would suit an experienced design engineer with experience using SolidWorks to design special purpose machinery, candidates from any industry are also encouraged to apply.
Joining a growing team, the successful Lead Design Engineer will be responsible for overseeing cross functional teams to design and configure bespoke machinery designs. You will oversee projects from concept to completion, coordinate project timelines and actively design complex systems using SolidWorks.
The Lead Design Engineer Role:
Leading technical teams on the development of bespoke machinery
Using SolidWorks to create details and complex systems
Feasibility testing and work with prototypes
Ensure compliance with regulations
Optimisation of design, material, and component selection for efficiency and sustainability
Analysis of failures to improve designs
Creation of technical reports for senior management and clients
The Lead Design Engineer Candidate:
Experience designing special purpose machinery or similar
Hold a HNC / HND (or equivalent) in relevant engineering subject
Experience managing entire design processes
Experience optimising costs on high value projects
Ad ID: 5417450149
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