Principal Engineer

Mechanical Design Engineer (Principal) Sandhurst, Hampshire Salary: Circa £75kpa plus excellent benefits A local Design & Manufacturing company who specialises in producing specialist products for the Defence, Marine and Water Industries now requires a Mechanical Engineer to join their team. Purpose of Role – Mechanical Design Engineer Design authority for of all electronics, software and mechanical design activities within the company. Support the Director of Engineering in management of design & development projects. Assign tasks to the Mechanical Design team, setting project goals, negotiating with vendors and clients, ensuring projects stay within time and budgetary restraints. Mentoring and developing the team. Scientific instrumentation design from concept to final product. Forward look at design and manufacturing tools/techniques that could be adopted by the company. Specific product design activities within projects Project Management Bidding, business promotion and development. Product test and on-site commissioning Customer liaison Candidate requirements – Mechanical Design Engineer The ideal candidate must come from the engineering industry as a Design Engineer. You will also have the following skills, qualifications and experience: A sound understanding of engineering disciplines & a high level of design ability and engineering knowledge is required. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Experience of leading and developing a design team in a high technology engineering environment. knowledge of components, suppliers and processes. Experience using Solidworks Security clearance will be applied for on appointment – UK passport holders (no dual nationals) only plus proof of residency in UK for last 5 years. Qualifications: To be successful in this role, you will need a comprehensive knowledge of fundamental engineering principles We will use the interview process to explore the depth and breadth of your knowledge Applicants should hold a degree in Mechanical Engineering (2.1 or higher) from a recognized university, have a number of years’ experience working as a design engineer in a high technology engineering environment. Benefits - Competitive salary 25 days holiday, plus public holidays Generous pension scheme Life Assurance Scheme Discretionary Cost of living pay rises Discretionary Company Performance Related Bonus Employee Assistance Programme, Career training Recruitment referral scheme Social activities, Subsidized gym, Westfield Health Cash Plan, Staff rest room Ler (SG) Ltd are acting as a 3rd party on behalf of our client. All applications will be held on our database for current and future positions. We will endeavour to get back to all applicants but if you have not heard from LER within 10 working days then your application has been unsuccessful but please feel free to contact us for an update

Location: Yateley, GB

Posted Date: 1/10/2025