Senior design engineer Work, Jobs in Uppingham, Lec (with Salaries)

Senior Design Engineer
Caterpillar —Peterborough
- £57,737 - £86,605 a year
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Analysis skills
- Travel
- Annual leave
2d
SENIOR DESIGN ENGINEER
Ilmor Engineering Ltd —Brixworth
- Full-time
- Management
- Engineering
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Annual leave
Quick apply
13d
Structural Design Engineer (Lead & Senior)
Airbus Operations Limited —Broughton
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Travel
- Free parking
Lead Engineer
Billing Finance Ltd. —Northampton
- £75,000 - £90,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Financial services
- Python
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
11d
Senior Design Manager
Balfour Beatty —Peterborough
- Hybrid work
- Management
- Microsoft Office
- Contracts
- Annual leave
9d
Sr. Network Engineer
BLUE PRINT & DISPLAY LIMITED —Langham
- £63,000 - £65,500 a year
- Full-time
- Azure
- Computer Science
- AWS
- Free parking
- Annual leave
Quick apply
2d
Head of Chemistry
Photocentric —Peterborough
- Full-time
- Laboratory experience
- Project management
- Organisational skills
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2d
Geo-Environmental Engineer
Shadbolt Group —Corby
- £33,000 - £40,000 a year
- Full-time
- AutoCAD
- Engineering
- English
- Life insurance
Quick apply
Senior Firmware Engineer
Novanta —Foxton
- Full-time
- Data analysis skills
- C++
- In-person
Senior Analytics Engineer
Compare the Market —Peterborough
- Hybrid work
- SQL
- Mentoring
- Communication skills
Quick apply
Senior Platform Engineer
LSL Property Services —Kettering
- Full-time
- Microsoft Access
- Azure
- Windows
Senior Energy Engineer
Siemens —Peterborough
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Programmable logic controllers
- No degree
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
4d
Associate/Senior Structural Engineer
Brimlly —Leicester
- £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Bachelor's degree
- In-person
- Free parking
- Profit sharing
Quick apply
Solution Engineer Senior
Cummins Inc. —Peterborough
- Oracle
- Computer Science
- SQL
- Relocation assistance
4d
Senior Software Engineer
RS Group —Corby
- Remote
- Oracle
- Java
- AWS
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
13d
Senior Engineers / Engineers
Winvic —Northampton
- AutoCAD
- Customer service
- Computer literacy
- Annual leave
Senior Engineer
Gallifordtry —Leicester
- Full-time
- Civil engineering
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Lead Estimator
National Gas —Peterborough
- £55,744 - £67,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Data analysis skills
- Project management
- Employee assistance programme
13d
Project Engineer
OAL - Olympus Automation Limited —Peterborough
- Programmable logic controllers
- Travel
Quick apply
13d
Senior Geoenvironmental Engineer
Soiltechnics Ltd —Northampton
- From £35,000 a year
- Overtime
- Bachelor's degree
- Driving
- Annual leave
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Senior Design Engineer

Caterpillar -
Peterborough

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Job details

Full-time
£57,737 - £86,605 a year
2 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Car scheme

Qualifications

Mechanical engineering
Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
GD&T
Analysis skills
Product development
Root cause analysis
Electrical Engineering
Leadership
Mechanical knowledge
Creo

Full job description

Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Job Title: Senior Design Engineer

Grade: 23

Salary: £57,737 - £86,605

Location: Peterborough, UK – On-site 5 days a week

Benefits:

25 days annual leave
Up to 12% bonus
Contributory pension scheme – Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution up to 10%
Contributory share scheme – Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution
Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase

About E&ES

Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.

Caterpillar's Electrification & Energy Solutions (E&ES) Division is focused on delivering advanced electrified powertrain systems, zero-emission technologies, and the solutions and services associated with these technologies. We are building the next generation of electrified products that help our customers solve their toughest challenges and create a more sustainable future.

Job Summary

We are looking for a Senior Design Engineer to join the UK Rapid Electrification Development (RED) team within Electrification & Energy Solutions. The RED team designs, builds, validates and deploys technical and commercial demonstrator machines, developing innovative electrified machine solutions that address real customer challenges.

This is a highly dynamic role operating within empowered taskforce “team of teams” environments, where engineers work closely with customers, customer-facing teams, build teams and test facilities to rapidly develop and mature new machine electrification solutions. The successful candidate will combine strong technical capability with demonstrated technical leadership, helping drive concept and detailed design activities from initial idea through prototype validation and deployment.

Additional Info

This role offers exposure to a wide range of machine applications, technologies and customer challenges. Engineers are expected to work closely with prototype hardware, build activities and validation programmes in a fast-paced development environment. Some travel may be required to support customer engagements, machine evaluations and project activities.

What You Will Do

Lead concept and detailed design activities for electrified machine systems and subsystems, supporting projects from early concept development through prototype build and validation.

Provide technical leadership within cross-functional task-force teams, driving robust engineering decisions and effective problem resolution.

Work directly with customers and customer-facing teams to understand requirements, solve application challenges and deliver practical engineering solutions.

Collaborate closely with build, validation and system integration teams to rapidly develop, test and improve demonstrator machines.

Contribute to mechanical and/or electrical system design activities, including system integration, packaging, low-voltage and high-voltage applications where appropriate.

Collaborate with compliance, regulatory and certification teams to ensure designs meet applicable market and product requirements, supporting successful machine deployment in target regions.

Lead the creation and updating of engineering project plans, providing regular updates to stakeholders and communicating issues or roadblocks.

Develop and communicate technical reports, design rationale, engineering recommendations and project updates to support decision-making across project, customer and leadership teams.

Lead technical investigations, root cause analysis and design reviews to improve machine performance, quality, durability and customer value.

Support and mentor engineers across project teams, helping develop technical capability and engineering excellence.

What You Have - Skills

Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent industry experience.

Proven track record delivering mechanical and/or electrical design solutions from concept through validation within a product development environment.

Demonstrated technical leadership experience, including influencing technical direction, driving decisions and supporting multidisciplinary teams.

Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Experience using modern engineering design tools such as Creo or equivalent CAD systems, with a solid understanding of engineering drawings and product development processes.

Top Candidates Will Also Have - Knowledge of

Experience of electrified machine systems, ePowertrain technologies, high-voltage and low-voltage architectures or system integration.

Exposure to prototype, demonstrator or pre-production product development environments.

Experience working closely with customers, suppliers, build teams and validation teams.

Knowledge of Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), and related engineering processes.

Experience developing products for regulated markets, including collaboration with compliance and certification teams to achieve market-specific approvals.

Additional information

The posting closes at 12am on the 9th July 2026

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.

Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting. #LI

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:

July 2, 2026 - July 8, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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