Design Engineer
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Job Location:
Derbyshire - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
23-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
DESIGN ENGINEER HEAVY ENGINEERING
SANDIACRE NOTTINGHAM
COMPETITIVE SALARY
Progress Rail is looking to recruit a talented Design Engineer to join our diverse and dynamic Engineering team in Sandiacre.
Managing 2-3 projects at any one time you will be responsible for the design and development of engineering products from the justification stage through to provision of documentation and technical support in service. This includes the interfaces with related equipment assembly installation operation maintenance and disposal.
Your technical knowledge will enable you to have sufficient awareness of details to recognise when technical problems are becoming apparent and be able to initiate corrective actions.
THE ROLE:
As a Design Engineer you will be required to:
- Undertake all aspects of product design development and safety of engineering products for rail track systems of the projects you oversee
- Assisting with the development of protypes
- Producing stress calculations and FEA simulations
- Developing work instructions & procedures
- Assist with the research and development of new products
- Continuous improvement of existing products processes and design tools
- Oversight of engineering governance including sign off concessions rework and quality ensuring product meets industry and company standards
THE CANDIDATE:
The ideal Design Engineer:
- Degree educated in relevant engineering discipline or equivalent
- At least two years experience working within a regulated and safety critical manufacturing industry such as nuclear chemical aerospace or automotive
- Ability to generate design salutations to recognised standards
- Chartered Engineer or working towards Chartership
- Strong communication skills
- Innovative and resilient problem solver
- A knowledge of Finite Element Analysis would be a benefit
- Willingness to travel nationwide and overseas on occasion
BENEFITS:
- Incredible development and career growth - tailored training to help you learn and progress
- Empowered and entrusted to do what you do best
- Flexible working hours and some working from home available
- Company funded external qualifications
- 33 days holiday per annum pro rate (inclusive of bank/public holidays)
- Company bonus
- Company pension scheme with 5% employee and 7% employer contribution
- As a member of the Group Personal Pension Plan employee covered by the Company funded life assurance for 3½ times salary
- Professional and leadership development
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Various employee recognition schemes
A BIT ABOUT PROGRESS RAIL:
Progress Rail a Caterpillar company is one of the largest integrated and diversified providers of rolling stock and infrastructure solutions and technologies for the global rail industry. The company provides advanced EMD locomotives engines and technologies railcars trackwork fasteners signalling rail welding and Kershaw Maintenance-of-Way equipment along with dedicated locomotive and freight car repair services aftermarket parts support and recycling operations.
Progress Rails deep industry expertise ensures a commitment to quality through innovative solutions. With a global network across the United States Canada Mexico Brazil Germany Italy Australia China Germany India South Africa the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom we are committed to serving our customers.
HOW TO APPLY:
To be considered for this role please click on the link provided. If you would like any further information about this vacancy before applying please feel free to contact Taher Rahman at our Sandiacre factory.
We would politely request no agencies please.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Mechanical Design
- SOC
- System Design
- GD&T
- CAD
- Creo
- SolidWorks
- Mechanical Engineering
- Perl
- Autocad
- HVAC Design
- Catia
