Senior Design Engineer

Walsall - UK

Monthly Salary: £ 48500 - 59500

Posted on: 18 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Walsall West Midlands Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: 48500 - 59500 Dependent on Experience Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70867

Shape the next generation of innovative vehicle engineering

At Babcock were working to create a safe and secure world together. If you join us you can play your part as a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at Walsall near Birmingham West Midlands.

The role

As aSenior Mechanical Design Engineer youll have a role thats out of the ordinary. You will play a central part in developing advanced mechanical solutions that help protect people and critical assets. This is an opportunity to be at the forefront of designing innovative and functional vehicle conversions supporting projects that make a real difference across defence aerospace and engineering. You will have the scope to shape concepts from first idea through to production contributing to capability that supports national security. This role will also provide meaningful exposure professional growth and the chance to broaden your technical expertise within a collaborative engineering environment.

Day to day youll be required to:

Develop design and implement mechanical solutions for vehicle engineering
Create high quality 2D and 3D CAD models to support concept and detailed design
Collaborate with cross functional teams to refine concepts and meet customer requirements
Produce and review prototypes ensuring designs meet performance safety and quality standards
Engage with key stakeholders and suppliers to support design delivery

This role is full time 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days in the office/onsite and days working from home.

Essential experience of the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Knowledge and understanding of relevant mechanical engineering standards components and design techniques
Experience in sheet metal fabrication and welding
Experience working collaboratively with suppliers and the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Knowledge of BS8888 standards
Strong technical problem solving skills

Qualifications for the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Degree qualified in a relevant engineering discipline

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth nationality current or former citizenship and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - ().

What we offer

Generous holiday allowance
Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
Access to a Digital GP annual health check and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare
Employee shopping savings portal
Payment of Professional Fees
Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
Be Kind Day enables employees to take one working days paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock

Were Babcock a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26000 people working together to make a difference.

Here youll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together were building a future that lasts not just through the impact we make but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please email with the subject header Reasonable adjustments requirement. Were committed to building an inclusive culture where everyones free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 03/03/2026

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Job Title: Senior Mechanical Design EngineerLocation: Walsall West Midlands Hybrid Working ArrangementsCompensation: 48500 - 59500 Dependent on Experience BenefitsRole Type: Full time / Permanent Role ID: SF70867Shape the next generation of innovative vehicle engineeringAt Ba...