{"id":1818,"date":"2026-07-09T09:50:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T09:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.rubiconpeople.co.uk\/?job_listing=mechanical-design-engineer"},"modified":"2026-07-09T09:50:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T09:50:56","slug":"mechanical-design-engineer","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.rubiconpeople.co.uk\/?job_listing=mechanical-design-engineer","title":{"rendered":"Mechanical Design Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mechanical Design Engineer<\/strong> <strong>| Wareham | Up to &pound;45,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a detail-driven engineer who takes pride in producing accurate, well-justified designs, this is a role built for someone who wants to go deep rather than wide. You&#8217;ll be working on technically complex systems for a specialist <strong>defence and maritime<\/strong> environment, with the structure and resources of an established engineering business behind you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will benefit from:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flexitime working<\/li>\n<li>25 days holiday + bank holidays (rising with service)<\/li>\n<li>Free lunch daily<\/li>\n<li>Employee Assistance Programme<\/li>\n<li>Health and Dental Cover<\/li>\n<li>Free onsite gym and internal sports clubs<\/li>\n<li>Enhanced pension scheme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>As a Mechanical Design Engineer, your responsibilities will include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Completing the full mechanical design of components to meet defined functional and performance requirements<\/li>\n<li>Producing drawings and documentation to a high standard using Solid Edge 3D CAD<\/li>\n<li>Carrying out structural analysis and providing design justification through calculation<\/li>\n<li>Supporting equipment testing and trials to verify designs meet functional requirements<\/li>\n<li>Presenting designs to internal stakeholders and maintaining accurate engineering records<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>As a Mechanical Design Engineer, your experience will include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>HNC, HND or Degree in Mechanical Engineering<\/strong> or equivalent qualification<\/li>\n<li>Practical experience using <strong>Solid Edge 3D CAD<\/strong> or similar 3D CAD software<\/li>\n<li>Competence in mechanism and assembly design, material selection, and stress analysis<\/li>\n<li>Ability to work with minimal guidance and manage tasks to cost and time<\/li>\n<li>Experience in <strong>marine<\/strong> or <strong>defence<\/strong> engineering is desirable but not essential<\/li>\n<li>Eligibility to obtain SC (Security Clearance)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking to apply your engineering expertise to complex, meaningful work in a stable and well-structured environment, this is worth a serious look. Apply today with an up-to-date CV or call <strong>Josh<\/strong> at <strong>Rubicon<\/strong> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_application":"joshh.1466998D1.0@applybe.com","_company_name":"","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[47],"job-categories":[8],"job-types":[19],"class_list":["post-1818","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish","hentry","job_listing_region-wareham","job_listing_category-engineering","job-type-permanent"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.rubiconpeople.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/1818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.rubiconpeople.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.rubiconpeople.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.rubiconpeople.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.rubiconpeople.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fjob_listing_region&post=1818"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.rubiconpeople.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fjob-categories&post=1818"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.rubiconpeople.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fjob-types&post=1818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}