Machine Tool Design Engineer

Machine Tool Design Engineer

Competitive Salary + Pension (5-7%) + Enhanced holidays (28 + 8) + Health plan + Life Assurance x5 + Sick Pay.

Are you a Mechanical Design Engineer with experience in machine tools, special purpose machinery, or bespoke automated systems?

This is an opportunity to join a highly respected precision engineering business designing and building complex, high-value machinery used in advanced manufacturing environments worldwide.

If you enjoy designing real machines (not just components) and want to see your work, go from concept through to build and commissioning-this role is for you.

Why Join?

Work on bespoke, one-off and low-volume machine builds

Be involved in the full lifecycle: concept ? design ? build ? commissioning

Join a business known for engineering excellence and precision

Collaborate with manufacturing, assembly, and commercial teams

Opportunity to make a real impact on design improvements and innovation

The Role

You will be responsible for the design and development of mechanisms, machine systems and complete special purpose machines.

Key responsibilities include:

Designing new machine systems, mechanisms, and components

Modifying and improving existing machine designs to meet customer requirements

Working on machine tool design, tooling, and automated systems

Supporting manufacturing and assembly during machine build and commissioning

Producing detailed CAD models and engineering drawings

Managing BOMs and part releases via SAP

Conducting design reviews, DFMEA and PFMEA

Supporting technical bids and customer-facing documentation

Essential:

Min 5 years design experience in:

Machine tool design

Special purpose machinery (SPM)

Bespoke automated machines / production systems

Strong background in mechanism and machine design (not just static components)

Proven experience designing moving assemblies and complex systems

Ability to work across the full machine lifecycle

Also desirable:

HNC/HND/Degree in Mechanical Engineering

3D CAD experience (Siemens NX - advantageous)

Experience with manufacturing process...