Graduate Design Engineer

Company
Simpson Recruitment Services
Location
Plymouth
Salary
£28,000 - £32,000 per annum

Full Job Description

Our client based in Plymouth is a well-established and leading manufacturer of precision engineered products made from ferrous and non-ferrous metals used in some of the world’s most exciting and challenging environments. Their high tolerance safety critical products can be found in various regulated markets such as Marine, Nuclear, Renewable Energy and Oil and Gas.

They have a large clean well organised and safe working environment complimented by a robust order book and are seeking enthusiastic motivated designer engineers to join their team.

Junior Design Engineer

Key tasks include –

Design using SolidWorks.

Producing accurate bill of materials.

Processing engineering change requests.

Ensuring materials are specified correctly and are suitable for the job.

Tolerancing key parts to ensure complex assembles fit together correctly.

Having an input into reviewing contracts before being issued to the shop floor.

Controlling design through a controlled and authorised system (PMD Vault).

Liaising with customers / suppliers to confirm appropriate design specifications.

Liaising with shop floor to see projects through to completion.

Understanding of CAM software is advantageous.

FMEA experience advantageous.

Oversee testing to ensure the finished assembly meets the required specification.

Of graduate calibre within a technical discipline such as Mechanical Engineering the ideal candidates will have full working knowledge of Solidworks design and ideally some work experience gained within manufacturing. Salary level is in a band from £28K – 32K depending on experience but there is also plenty of training and career progression within this growing group.

For further information or to apply please send your CV to Gary Simpson

Location
Plymouth
Job Type
Full Time
Salary
£28,000 - £32,000 per annum
Industry
Nuclear
Closing Date
24th November 2025
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