Mechanical Design Engineer

Position : Mechanical Design Engineer, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Location : South Yorkshire

Sector : Medium / Heavy Engineering, Capex Projects

Hybrid : No, this role is office based 5 days per week

Suitable for new Graduate / Masters : No - this role requires proven professional experience gained over the past 3 years in a similar role.

Visa Support / Sponsorship : No, you MUST have the right to live and work in the UK

Other : Working towards Chartered Engineer status beneficial

This is a true Mechanical Design Engineer / Senior Mechanical Design Engineer vacancy which will see you undertaking complex, detailed engineering calculations as part of the design of major capital equipment projects.

Engineering principles that will form part of the job include

1. Structural Steel Design & Analysis
2. Designing support frames, platforms, walkways, and mezzanines
3. Competence in structural calculations (loads, deflection, stability, buckling)
4. Familiarity with Eurocodes / BS EN standards (or relevant local codes)
5. Design for Fabrication , Assembly & Installation
6. Designing weldments, bolted structures, and modular assemblies, considering lifting, transport, and site installation constraints
7. Minimising fabrication complexity and cost
8. Designing safe access platforms, ladders, handrails, and guarding
9. Compliance with safety standards (e.g., Working at Height, machinery directives)
10. Ensuring maintainability and operator usability
11. Health, Safety & Environmental Compliance
12. Knowledge of machinery safety standards (e.g., guarding, emergency stops)
13. Awareness of environmental regulations (dust, noise, emissions, waste handling)
14. Load Case & Failure Analysis
15. Assessing static and dynamic loads (impact, vibration, shock loading, wind, snow, seismic)
16. Applying FEA or hand calculations for critical components
17. Designing against fatigue, failure, and overload conditions
18. Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis
19. Ability to troubleshoot equipment failures and inefficiencies
20. Applying structured methods (e.g., FMEA, 5 Whys, RCA)

CAD abilities are still important, and we can work with experience of any high-level 3d CAD package.