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Design Engineer

Job details
Posting date: 10 July 2025
Salary: £45,000 to £50,000 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 23 July 2025
Location: Yate, Bristol
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Ess Employment
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: ESS6835Y

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Summary

LOCATION: Yate, Bristol
START DATE: ASAP
PAY: £45,000-50,000 per annum
PERMANENT
WORKING HOURS: 08.00-16.30 Mon-Thur, 08.00-15.30 Fri
39 hours per week

Vacancy – Design Engineer

ESS Employment Ltd are looking to recruit a Design Engineer for an established Engineering company in Yate, to prepare design briefs, detailed specifications and BOMs to fulfil customer requirements. Reporting to the General Manager and Managing Director.

Duties for the role:
• Become a technical specialist with the business’ product and offer customers the best solution to fit their needs
• Managing Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) processes and Conformity of Production (CoP)
• Taking customer projects from concept to completion while communicating effectively and professionally to various internal and external personnel
• Design and draughting using AutoCAD and Solidworks
• Design projects from concept to production, ensuring performance, manufacturability and regulatory compliance across the product range
• Structural stress analysis and finite element analysis
• Ensure all products comply with relevant UKCA/CE regulations and customer specs
• Support the design, research and development of new products
• Conducting remote and client meetings
• Visiting subcontractor sites for pre-production, assembly, trials and testing of products

The successful candidate:
• At least 5-10 years’ experience as a Design Engineer
• Degree or HND/HNC in Mechanical Engineering, supported by relevant working experience.
• Extensive AutoCAD and SolidWorks experience and familiarity.
• Experience in design for manufacture.
• Experience using 3D structural stress analysis and finite element analysis (FEA).
The benefits:
• Pension scheme
• Free parking
• 25 days holiday
• Cycle to work scheme

If this vacancy is of an interest to you, please do not hesitate to apply!
In order to be considered for the role please email your cv at your earliest convenience to Sam Wilmot - sam@ess-emp.co.uk
ESS EMPLOYMENT Ltd work with clients and candidates from a range of disciplines and place people in permanent, contract and temporary roles. Many of our candidates and clients come to us by recommendation and we are proud of our personal, professional and friendly approach to recruitment. See our website for more information www.ess-emp.co.uk
ESS Employment Ltd employees benefit from our complete “Employee Discount Outlet Pack” that allows you to save on shopping, travelling and dining with family and friends. The pack offers discount benefits to you anytime, everywhere and on any online device. Discounts available at Amazon, Apple, Vue Cinemas, M&S, Boots, Cineworld, Tesco and Sainsbury are just a small selection of your choices. See our website for more information www.ess-emp.co.uk

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