Design engineer Work, Jobs in Canterbury (with Salaries)

Lead Design Engineer
Swegon UK & I —Whitstable
- AutoCAD
- CAD
- Engineering
2026 Graduate Civil Engineer – Ashford
Tony Gee and Partners LLP —Ashford
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
CAD Technician – Ashford
Tony Gee and Partners LLP —Ashford
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Design Engineer
AVK —Lenham
- £65,000 - £70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Schematics
- Engineering
- Programmable logic controllers
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Manufacturing Improvement Engineer
elix sourcing solutions —Maidstone
- £45,000 - £50,000 a year
- Monday to Friday
- Data analysis skills
3d
Electronics Production Engineer
Instro Precision —Sandwich
- Full-time
- Computer literacy
- Engineering
- Microsoft Office
- Profit sharing
Assistant Civil Engineer - Infrastructure
Stantec —Ashford
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Annual leave
Mechanical Project Engineer
MKE Engineering Group —Sittingbourne
- Hybrid work
- Maintenance
- Driving
- Organisational skills
Revit Technician
Quinnross Ltd —Sittingbourne
- From £30,000 a year
- Full-time
- AutoCAD
- Schematics
- In-person
- Free parking
Quick apply
13d
CAD Technician
Bradford Jacobs —Southend-on-Sea
- Up to £27,000 a year
- Microsoft Word
- AutoCAD
- Microsoft Excel
Quick apply
Automation Engineer
BI AH UK Ltd —Ash
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Programmable logic controllers
- Bachelor's degree
12d
Senior Electronics Design Engineer
QinetiQ —Ashford
- Full-time
- No degree
- Employee discount
CAD Technician - Ashford
Tony Gee and Partners —Ashford
- Full-time
Quick apply
Senior Associate Civil Engineer - Infrastructure
Stantec —Ashford
- Civil engineering
- Business development
- Mentoring
- Annual leave
7d
Mechanical Engineering Specialist
Cummins Inc. —Sandwich
- Engineering
- Microsoft Office
- Master's degree
- Relocation assistance
5d
Civil/ Structural Engineer – Ashford
Tony Gee and Partners LLP —Ashford
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Senior Civil Engineer - Infrastructure
Stantec —Ashford
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Annual leave
Senior Electrical EICA Design Engineer
Bridges Electrical Engineers —Maidstone
- £45,000 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- CAD
- Engineering
- System design
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
Quick apply
Mechanical Project Engineer
Primech Building Services —Gillingham
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree
- Organisational skills
- Time management
Quick apply
Senior Engineering Manager - Manufacturing
Honeywell —Southend-on-Sea
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Supervising experience
- Continuous improvement

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Lead Design Engineer

Swegon UK & I -
Whitstable

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Job details

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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