Lead design engineer Work, Jobs in Biddenden, Ken (with Salaries)

Lead Design Engineer
Swegon UK & I —Whitstable
- AutoCAD
- CAD
- Engineering
4d
Project Manager (Regional Design Lead)
Bridges Electrical Engineers —Maidstone
- Full-time
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
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Lead Systems Engineer
General Dynamics Mission Systems - United Kingdom —Hastings
- £59,200 - £80,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Leadership
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Quality Manager
Swegon UK & I —Whitstable
- Management
- Engineering
Senior Systems Engineer
General Dynamics Mission Systems - United Kingdom —Hastings
- £45,600 - £60,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Excel
- Leadership
Quick apply
Senior Engineering Manager
Servomex —Crowborough
- Up to £120,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Sales
- Engineering
- Agile
- Free parking
- Annual leave
CAD Technician – Ashford
Tony Gee and Partners LLP —Ashford
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Technical & Engineering Director
Eleclink —Folkestone
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Leadership
- Communication skills
3d
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
South East Water —Snodland
- From £56,000 a year
- Full-time
- Travel
- Organisational skills
- Contracts
- Annual leave
2026 Graduate Civil Engineer – Ashford
Tony Gee and Partners LLP —Ashford
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Civil/ Structural Engineer – Ashford
Tony Gee and Partners LLP —Ashford
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Lean Facilitator
Genuit Group —Aylesford
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Employee discount
Manufacturing Engineer (f/m/d)
TE Connectivity —Hastings
- Engineering
- Data analysis skills
- Analysis skills
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Employee stock purchase plan
9d
Business Analytics Lead
DS Smith —Kemsley
- Full-time
- ERP systems
- Communication skills
Principal Firmware (VHDL) Engineer
General Dynamics Mission Systems - United Kingdom —Hastings
- £59,200 - £85,000 a year
- Full-time
- No degree
- Contracts
- Relocation assistance
Quick apply
Senior Civil Engineer - Infrastructure
Stantec —Ashford
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Mentoring
Builder/Handyman/Property Maintenance Engineer
The Kushman Group —Maidstone
- £2,500 - £3,000 a month
- Full-time
- Communication skills
Quick apply
Industrial Engineer (f/m/d)
TE Connectivity —Hastings
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Assembly
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Employee stock purchase plan
Molding Manufacturing Engineer (f/m/d)
TE Connectivity —Hastings
- Engineering
- Data analysis skills
- English
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Employee stock purchase plan
Hardware Engineers - Senior & Principal/Architect
General Dynamics Mission Systems - United Kingdom —Hastings
- £46,000 - £80,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
Quick apply

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Lead Design Engineer

Swegon UK & I -
Whitstable

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Job details

4 days ago

Qualifications

AutoCAD
Mechanical design
CAD
Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Supervising experience
Project management
FEA
Root cause analysis
Leadership

Full job description

Lead Design Engineer:
The Lead Design Engineer, based at our site in Whitstable; Kent, will provide technical leadership within the engineering function of the UK’s leading supplier of passive fire protection products, an organisation actively involved in driving fire standards in the UK. The role is responsible for the design integrity, development and lifecycle support of mechanical products. It covers reverse engineering and redesign of legacy products, as well as new product development, ensuring solutions meet functional, cost, manufacturing and regulatory requirements. The Lead Engineer sets technical direction, maintains engineering standards and guides the design team through concept, development and validation.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Ensure all engineering designs, prototypes and development activities are carried out in accordance with relevant health, safety and regulatory requirements
Provide technical leadership across mechanical product design, development and lifecycle support
Lead reverse engineering activities to analyse, redesign and improve existing products
Develop concept designs based on engineering analysis, test data and requirements
Produce 2D/3D CAD models and drawings using AutoCAD
Plan and execute prototype manufacture including build and evaluation
Design and conduct Design of Experiments (DOE)
Perform FEA analysis (Nastran)
Analyse test data to drive product improvement
Own technical problem solving and root cause analysis
Support manufacturing and resolve design issues
Maintain technical documentation and reports

Essential Experience

5-10+ years mechanical design engineering experience
Reverse engineering and product redesign
Prototype development and testing
Engineering analysis (FEA/calculations)
Technical leadership or supervisory experience

Desirable Experience

Project management experience
Direct medium-high volume production environment exposure
Toolroom trained (lathe, CNC, etc)
Prototype development
Lean/Continuous Improvement.

Essential Qualifications

Degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience

Equal Opportunities Statement

We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation, in line with the Equality Act 2010. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates and are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and accessible to all. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

We offer
At Swegon, we work to create the world's best indoor climate that makes people thrive and feel good inside. We have ambitious goals in our sustainability efforts, in offering the most energy-efficient products, promoting gender equality, and becoming carbon neutral, and we have clear transparency in our work. We offer exciting challenges in a global environment with competent colleagues and a culture characterized by our values; "Customer Empathy, Trust, and Commitment," which permeate everything we do and are the basis for the decisions we make and how we interact with each other. At Swegon, we have an open and flexible organizational culture with short decision-making processes, plenty of development opportunities, and we care about you being able to balance your work with your personal life. We place great emphasis on personal qualities, welcome applicants with different backgrounds, and strive for diversity and gender equality.

(Please note that we are not looking to use any agencies to fill this vacancy)

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lead design engineer jobs in biddenden, ken

Lead Design Engineer

Project Manager (Regional Design Lead)

Lead Systems Engineer

Quality Manager

Senior Systems Engineer

Senior Engineering Manager

CAD Technician – Ashford

Technical & Engineering Director

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

2026 Graduate Civil Engineer – Ashford

Civil/ Structural Engineer – Ashford

Lean Facilitator

Manufacturing Engineer (f/m/d)

Business Analytics Lead

Principal Firmware (VHDL) Engineer

Senior Civil Engineer - Infrastructure

Builder/Handyman/Property Maintenance Engineer

Industrial Engineer (f/m/d)

Molding Manufacturing Engineer (f/m/d)

Hardware Engineers - Senior & Principal/Architect

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