484 Engineering Research jobs in the United Kingdom

Engineering Design Manager - Engineering Innovation & Delivery
Location: Salford (Hybrid & Flexible Working)
Salary: Up to 86,000 + Package
Contract Type: Permanent

A leading engineering organisation is seeking an Engineering Design Manager to lead the delivery of complex mechanical systems across a range of high-value, safety-critical projects. This is a key leadership role with responsibility for technical direction, team development, and design governance.

The Engineering Design Manager Role

• Lead and manage a team of up to 10 engineers
• Oversee engineering design from concept through to manufacture
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards
• Drive FEED and Design for Manufacture best practices
• Act as a senior technical authority in design reviews and risk assessments
• Collaborate with project teams and stakeholders to align design with delivery goals
• Identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement

What We're Looking For

• A strong academic background in Mechanical or General Engineering (MEng, MSc preferred)
• Chartered Engineer status, or actively working towards it
• Significant experience delivering bespoke engineering design projects, with a proven track record in leadership roles
• Deep understanding of high-integrity systems and working within regulated industries
• Hands-on experience with FEED, Design for Manufacture, and full lifecycle engineering
• A confident communicator and team leader, able to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels
• Must be eligible to obtain SC clearance within 6 months of joining

Why This Role?

• Competitive salary up to 86,000
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Hybrid and flexible working based in Salford
• A leadership role with real influence and visibility
• Work on technically challenging, high-impact projects
• A collaborative, forward-thinking engineering culture
• Easily commutable from Manchester, Bolton, Warrington, Wigan, Liverpool, Salford, Wigan, St Helens and surrounding areas

Apply Now
If you're ready to lead, inspire, and deliver, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.
Submit your application today and take the next step in your engineering career.

To find out more about Progressive please visit (url removed)

Progressive Recruitment, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom| Partnership Number | OC(phone number removed) England and Wales

Engineering Design Manager - Engineering Innovation & Delivery
Location: Salford (Hybrid & Flexible Working)
Salary: Up to 86,000 + Package
Contract Type: Permanent

A leading engineering organisation is seeking an Engineering Design Manager to lead the delivery of complex mechanical systems across a range of high-value, safety-critical projects. This is a key leadership role with responsibility for technical direction, team development, and design governance.

The Engineering Design Manager Role

• Lead and manage a team of up to 10 engineers
• Oversee engineering design from concept through to manufacture
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards
• Drive FEED and Design for Manufacture best practices
• Act as a senior technical authority in design reviews and risk assessments
• Collaborate with project teams and stakeholders to align design with delivery goals
• Identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement

What We're Looking For

• A strong academic background in Mechanical or General Engineering (MEng, MSc preferred)
• Chartered Engineer status, or actively working towards it
• Significant experience delivering bespoke engineering design projects, with a proven track record in leadership roles
• Deep understanding of high-integrity systems and working within regulated industries
• Hands-on experience with FEED, Design for Manufacture, and full lifecycle engineering
• A confident communicator and team leader, able to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels
• Must be eligible to obtain SC clearance within 6 months of joining

Why This Role?

• Competitive salary up to 86,000
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Hybrid and flexible working based in Salford
• A leadership role with real influence and visibility
• Work on technically challenging, high-impact projects
• A collaborative, forward-thinking engineering culture
• Easily commutable from Manchester, Bolton, Warrington, Wigan, Liverpool, Salford, Wigan, St Helens and surrounding areas

Apply Now
If you're ready to lead, inspire, and deliver, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.
Submit your application today and take the next step in your engineering career.

To find out more about Progressive please visit (url removed)

Progressive Recruitment, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom| Partnership Number | OC(phone number removed) England and Wales

Engineering Design Manager (manufacturing) role based in Liverpool. Working for a growing, well established manufacturing company

Client Details

Our client is a well established metal fabrication and welding manufacturing company based in Liverpool who are recruiting an Engineering Design Manager - Manufacturing

Description

Responsible for all new & existing product design activity, generating quotes, drawings/models & structural assessments (FEA). Provide technical support for customer enquiries as well as the interface between commercial and operational delivery internally.

* Lead and develop the technical team in the design and development of enclosures and housings.

* Support the commercial function of the business with technical input for both new & existing customer or technical enquiries.

* Be the main point of contact for design queries for clients or internal team members.

* To lead the technical design process for both new and existing products which require modification including preparation of CAD drawings.

* Identify & deliver cost savings through value engineering without compromising the existing integrity or quality of the product, right through to designing new products that are designed for manufacture to deliver optimised cost from a materials & labour perspective.

* Management of the company's technical database, ensuring that all products have the appropriate technical drawings and that these are up to date and accurate. Facilitating the altering and renewing of drawings when required.

* Project/Time management to visualise workload and plan accordingly meeting both customer and internal expectations

* Utilise Simulation (FEA) to ensure that we do not over engineer our products but maintain the structural integrity & quality.

* Research new technologies/ideas to enable us to proactively innovate and be a market leader.

* Create standard ranges of all product streams in assembly and sub-assembly format to allow for modular quoting and as a base to enable further customisation

* Where products require new materials or components, working to identify appropriate suppliers who can deliver these requirements to an acceptable quality and price.

* Utilising the Group CRM system to capture interactions with new, existing and potential customers.

* To liaise with the operational teams to ensure that product is designed for manufacture in

line with customer expectations.

* Working with the operational team to ensure that the appropriate testing processes are followed and certified where required (e.g. Loler, Electrical, in-house inspections etc.)

* Work closely with the manufacturing and assembly departments to provide advice, guidance and assist problem-solving as required.

* Prepare purchase orders and send order requests to our procurement team for them to update records and follow up with vendors to check if orders are being processed.

* Working with existing suppliers to ensure that materials are delivered to specification.

Profile

* Fully versed and experienced in the use of 3D CAD design (Solidworks/Autocad).

* Understand multi-material manufacturing technologies, processes and installation. Metal fabrication and welding exposure is massively preferred.

* Good understanding of existing manufacturing capabilities and limitations of the current business to ensure that products are designed which can be efficiently produced.

* Able to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders ensuring that technical detail is communicated clearly and concisely

* Able to effectively communicate with customers and suppliers

* An innovative thinker who can bring solutions to the table

* Ability to work independently, self-motivated, but also good team working skills.

* Highly organised person, with strong attention to detail and the ability to multitask, juggle multiple needs from the business, prioritise and adapt as necessary.

* High standard computer skills, including proficiency of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Sharepoint, Teams, Excel, Outlook, Word, Powerpoint.

Job Offer

• 50,000 to 55,000 plus car allowance and benefits

Engineering Design Manager - Engineering Innovation & Delivery
Location: Salford (Hybrid & Flexible Working)
Salary: Up to 86,000 + Package
Contract Type: Permanent

A leading engineering organisation is seeking an Engineering Design Manager to lead the delivery of complex mechanical systems across a range of high-value, safety-critical projects. This is a key leadership role with responsibility for technical direction, team development, and design governance.

The Engineering Design Manager Role

• Lead and manage a team of up to 10 engineers
• Oversee engineering design from concept through to manufacture
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards
• Drive FEED and Design for Manufacture best practices
• Act as a senior technical authority in design reviews and risk assessments
• Collaborate with project teams and stakeholders to align design with delivery goals
• Identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement

What We're Looking For

• A strong academic background in Mechanical or General Engineering (MEng, MSc preferred)
• Chartered Engineer status, or actively working towards it
• Significant experience delivering bespoke engineering design projects, with a proven track record in leadership roles
• Deep understanding of high-integrity systems and working within regulated industries
• Hands-on experience with FEED, Design for Manufacture, and full lifecycle engineering
• A confident communicator and team leader, able to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels
• Must be eligible to obtain SC clearance within 6 months of joining

Why This Role?

• Competitive salary up to 86,000
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Hybrid and flexible working based in Salford
• A leadership role with real influence and visibility
• Work on technically challenging, high-impact projects
• A collaborative, forward-thinking engineering culture
• Easily commutable from Manchester, Bolton, Warrington, Wigan, Liverpool, Salford, Wigan, St Helens and surrounding areas

Apply Now
If you're ready to lead, inspire, and deliver, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.
Submit your application today and take the next step in your engineering career.

To find out more about Progressive please visit (url removed)

Progressive Recruitment, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom| Partnership Number | OC(phone number removed) England and Wales

Engineering Design Manager - Engineering Innovation & Delivery
Location: Salford (Hybrid & Flexible Working)
Salary: Up to 86,000 + Package
Contract Type: Permanent

A leading engineering organisation is seeking an Engineering Design Manager to lead the delivery of complex mechanical systems across a range of high-value, safety-critical projects. This is a key leadership role with responsibility for technical direction, team development, and design governance.

The Engineering Design Manager Role

• Lead and manage a team of up to 10 engineers
• Oversee engineering design from concept through to manufacture
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards
• Drive FEED and Design for Manufacture best practices
• Act as a senior technical authority in design reviews and risk assessments
• Collaborate with project teams and stakeholders to align design with delivery goals
• Identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement

What We're Looking For

• A strong academic background in Mechanical or General Engineering (MEng, MSc preferred)
• Chartered Engineer status, or actively working towards it
• Significant experience delivering bespoke engineering design projects, with a proven track record in leadership roles
• Deep understanding of high-integrity systems and working within regulated industries
• Hands-on experience with FEED, Design for Manufacture, and full lifecycle engineering
• A confident communicator and team leader, able to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels
• Must be eligible to obtain SC clearance within 6 months of joining

Why This Role?

• Competitive salary up to 86,000
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Hybrid and flexible working based in Salford
• A leadership role with real influence and visibility
• Work on technically challenging, high-impact projects
• A collaborative, forward-thinking engineering culture
• Easily commutable from Manchester, Bolton, Warrington, Wigan, Liverpool, Salford, Wigan, St Helens and surrounding areas

Apply Now
If you're ready to lead, inspire, and deliver, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.
Submit your application today and take the next step in your engineering career.

To find out more about Progressive please visit (url removed)

Progressive Recruitment, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom| Partnership Number | OC(phone number removed) England and Wales

Description

Role purpose

Are you a seasoned Engineering Leader with a strong Mechanical background in the water and wastewater sector? Due to progression within our teams, continued success building on our existing framework agreements and a confident growth plan in AMP 8 and AMP 9, across all 10 major water and wastewater companies in England and Wales, we are seeking a driven, confident, innovative professional to lead and develop our mechanically biased design team, and support other engineering discipline managers, in the delivery of complex infrastructure projects.

Join our dynamic and growing team as an Engineering Design Team Lead (Mechanical), with a passion for engineering sustainable assets which our valued customers are proud to own and operate.

In this role, you’ll lead, expand and develop a diverse team of mechanically biased design engineers, to ensure all design deliverables are planned and delivered as required by the project. Your expertise will shape innovative and sustainable engineering solutions, coordinate and direct resources where needed, mentor junior staff, develop our existing capability and influence key project decisions, all while collaborating with a wider supportive, forward-thinking, team of 40+ engineers.  

If you’re ready to bring your expertise to a company that values technical excellence, professional growth, and making a difference in communities, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role

• Lead, develop, and grow our mechanically biased design teams to meet the needs of our expanding workload and capability.
• Oversee project delivery from outline scope, detailed design and fabrication level design phases, whilst offering construction and installation support.
• Support the development of detailed specifications for survey requirements, equipment, systems and interfaces between disciplines, ensuring they meet client requirements and industry standards.
• Ensure all design deliverables are assigned, planned, and delivered as required by the need of the business and contract.
• Innovate, challenge, and consider continuous improvement across projects and designs
• Support the addressing of challenges encountered across our teams, bringing your unique experience to assist in defining solutions.
• Liaison with other discipline leads, project managers and commercial teams.
• Attending site, both during and after projects to offer your knowledge and experience, and to receive feedback from our valued teams and clients.
• Develop and build strong customer and supply chain relationships.

This role is available in our Bath (Midsomer Norton Head Office).

Hybrid working could be considered based on location, however, working from our office for a minimum of 3 days per week.

At Bridges we are more than Engineers.

We are listed on the Sunday Times Top 100 Places to Work 2024.

As a team we shape and support engineering and construction for our clients, who in turn touch the daily lives of millions of people across the UK. We have a large, diverse team of talented Safe & Happy People, combining their strengths and ambition to bring innovation and evolution, which ensures Sustainability for all stakeholders.

Across our key sectors – Water, Power, Energy and Aggregates, and supported through our regional office network, supported by our manufacturing hub located in the heart of Somerset, which forms part of our 60,000ft head office complex – we deliver diverse and interesting projects and programmes throughout UK infrastructure.

Our projects range in value from £5k to £5m, taking the role of Principal Contractor and Principal Designer on various schemes, and supporting our valued Tier 1 contractor clients in a subcontractor and off-site manufacturing capacity.

Requirements

Experience

• Very strong Mechanical design engineering experience on small to medium-sized projects.
• Working in UK Water and/or Waste Water industries, or similar engineering schemes.
• Managing, developing and coaching multi-disciplined design teams.
• CAD based design systems, structural analysis, CDE systems, and planning tools.
• Design project management and financial reporting.
• Working from project specifications, statements of need, own developed scopes and legislation.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Civil and/or Mechanical Engineering.
• Professional body memberships

Benefits

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR BRIDGES

RoSPA Gold Medal winner, Bridges - is an excellent company to work for and a great place to develop your career. Our goal is to exceed the very highest standards and ensure our people work in a culture of health, safety and well-being.

We are currently holders of the Armed Forces Covenant Silver Award, which reinforces our commitment to supporting the armed forces community.

We are a family-run business with a friendly and welcoming culture, and we are dedicated to helping our employees learn, develop, and achieve success - along with us and throughout their careers.

Bridges also offers an excellent benefits package:

• Competitive salaries
• Company car/car allowance
• Health cash plan with Healthshield
• Standard Life Pension Scheme - 5% company contribution
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Bike 2 Work scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Employee referral scheme - ,000 if you successfully introduce someone
• Employee recognition schemes
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

When you join us, you’ll be part of our exciting journey.

Wherever your journey begins with us, through mutual engagement, we’ll make sure you are supported and invested in. We believe in ‘team bridges’ and leadership at all levels with our guiding principles: Safe People, Happy People, Sustainable Business.

Come and be part of our team!

Bridges is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring equality and diversity within the workplace.

• Lead, mentor and grow a team of mechanically biased design engineers.
• Oversee projects from outline scope through to detailed design, fabrication and construction support.
• Develop technical specifications and ensure compliance with client requirements and industry standards.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement across engineering solutions.
• Collaborate with multi-discipline teams, project managers, and commercial colleagues.
• Build strong client and supply chain relationships while supporting site teams and projects in delivery.

• Strong mechanical design engineering background in water, wastewater or similar industries.
• Experience managing and developing multi-discipline design teams.
• Knowledge of CAD systems, CDE platforms, structural analysis, and planning tools.
• Proven ability in project management and financial reporting.
• Degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical or Civil Engineering.
• Professional body membership (desirable).