Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Bristol

Our client is a well-established manufacturer of automated packaging and special purpose machinery, supplying innovative equipment to customers across the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and FMCG sectors worldwide. Due to continued growth and investment, they are looking to appoint a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join their engineering team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer with a background in special purpose machinery, packaging equipment, automation, or conveyor-based systems.

Working within a multi-disciplinary engineering team, you will take ownership of complex machine and system designs from concept through to manufacture, assembly, and customer delivery. You will play a key role in developing bespoke automated machinery and improving existing product platforms for international customers.

• Design and develop mechanical systems for automated machinery
• Produce detailed 3D CAD models, assemblies, and manufacturing drawings using SolidWorks
• Design conveyor systems, drive arrangements, guarding, and machine frameworks
• Work closely with electrical, controls, manufacturing, and project engineering teams
• Support machine build, factory testing, and installation activities where required
• Perform design calculations and component selection for motors, gearboxes, bearings, and pneumatic systems
• Ensure machinery complies with CE standards and machine safety requirements
• Contribute to continuous improvement and new product development projects
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across projects

• Proven experience in mechanical design of special purpose machinery or automated equipment
• Background within packaging, material handling, automation, FMCG, food processing, or similar machinery sectors
• Strong 3D CAD experience using SolidWorks
• Good understanding of conveyors, gearboxes, drive systems, pneumatics, and machine automation
• Familiarity with industry suppliers for conveyors, gearboxes, motors, bearings, pneumatics, and automation components
• Experience designing fabricated machinery and moving mechanical assemblies
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and design for assembly/manufacture
• Knowledge of machine safety and CE compliance