Mechanical Design Engineer – Machinery & Automation

£45,000 – £50,000 + Benefits
Location: Bedfordshire (Site-Based Role)

Are you a hands-on Mechanical Design Engineer with strong SolidWorks or Inventor skills and experience designing automated machinery?
Join a growing manufacturer where you’ll design, develop, and refine special-purpose equipment used across the packaging and processing sector.

The Role

You’ll work within a collaborative design team delivering end-to-end mechanical design for bespoke filling and packaging machinery. This is a practical, varied role perfect for someone with a systems mindset and a passion for building robust, efficient machines.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Designing machinery, assemblies, and components using SolidWorks or Autodesk Inventor

• Applying a systems engineering approach to integrate mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and automated elements

• Producing accurate 3D models, 2D manufacturing drawings, BOMs and technical documentation

• Supporting the production team to ensure designs are practical, efficient and easy to assemble

• Carrying out FEA to validate and optimise designs

• Applying GD&T for tolerance, fit and functional precision

• Designing mechanisms involving rotating parts, shafts, bearings, gears and drive systems

• Contributing to R&D, product improvements and new machine development

What You’ll Need

• Strong 3D CAD skills – SolidWorks OR Inventor

• Experience in machine building, automation, packaging, or special-purpose machinery

• A good grounding in core mechanical engineering principles

• Understanding of system-level design (mechanical + controls + pneumatics)

• Experience working with rotating assemblies, bearings, linear motion or power transmission

• Familiarity with FEA and GD&T

• Confident producing manufacturing drawings & BOMs

• A practical approach and ability to work closely with production teams

Why Join?

• Salary £45,000 – £50,000

• Long-established, growing manufacturer

• Real ownership of your designs from concept to build

• Friendly, supportive engineering culture

• Progression opportunities as the business expands

  darryl.fordham@rgs-global.com