Lead Design Engineer
| Posting date: | 26 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £45,000 to £55,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Benefits |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 December 2025 |
| Location: | Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 4TZ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Hunter Selection Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 27242_1764155760 |
Summary
Lead Design Engineer
Leighton Buzzard
£45,000 - £55,000 DOE
Benefits
- 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Company events
- Become part of a growing family-run business, with real progression opportunities
Are you a hands-on Design Engineer looking for a role where you can take ownership of projects from concept to completion? This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team and work on bespoke solutions for a wide range of industries.
The Role
- Take projects from cradle to grave, ensuring designs meet customer requirements and installation runs smoothly
- Liaise directly with customers to understand specifications, gain approvals and deliver tailored solutions
- Produce 3D designs using Autodesk Inventor
- Oversee and review designs from two other Design Engineers, providing support and approving drawings before fabrication
About You
- Strong background in mechanical design engineering
- Proficient in Autodesk Inventor or similar design packages
- Ability to manage your own projects while supporting and reviewing the work of others
- Ambitious and keen to grow with the business
What's on Offer
- £45,000 - £55,000
- 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Pension
- A hands-on role with real responsibility and variety
- Career progression as the design team expands
If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.
Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.
Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.