Lead Design Engineer

Lead Design Engineer | £45,000 - £60,000 | Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

W Talent are looking for an experienced Lead Design Engineer or Design Team Leader to join a growing industrial engineering and manufacturing business located in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The Lead Design Engineer will be responsible for the design and development of bespoke machinery and advanced engineering solutions.

This is a fast-paced hands-on position where you will take ownership of projects from initial concept and customer requirements through to detailed design, manufacture, installation and commissioning. You will also provide technical leadership to the wider design team, helping to develop designs, solve engineering challenges and ensure projects are delivered to a high standard.This is not a management only role, and as lead of a small team, the successful candidate must want to carry out a good level of design work on an ongoing basis.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of bespoke machinery, components and engineering systems.

Working on scheduling alongside the Head of Projects & Operational Planning, and maintaining internal engineering controls to support, mentor, and drive the design team.

Take ownership of projects from initial concept through to manufacture, installation and commissioning.

Produce and review detailed engineering drawings, layouts and design documentation using 3D CAD.

Working on mechanical design, pneumatics, and rotary systems.

Develop practical, cost-effective design solutions to meet customer and project requirements.

Work closely with manufacturing and production teams to ensure designs are suitable for manufacture and assembly.

Provide technical guidance and support to other Design Engineers within the team.

Identify and resolve design and engineering issues throughout the project lifecycle.

Liaise with customers, suppliers and internal teams where required.

Support installation and commissioning activities, providing engineering input and resolving issues on site and remotely.

Help improve design processes, standards and ways of working across the engineering function.

Carry out design work to help improve capacity.What's Required

Located in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire this will require outside of normal working hours evening support via video call one to two times per month, plus some support on weekend installations on average once per mon...