Project Engineer

Design Engineer

Stoke On Trent

£38,000 - £41,000 + Defence Sector + Health Insurance + Early Finish Friday + 25 days Holiday +36 Hour Week + Fantastic Company Culture

Fantastic opportunity for a Design Engineer to join a leading manufacturing company in the defence sector? This is your chance to be part of an organization that truly values its team members and is committed to supporting your growth in both design and project management.
As a Design Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in driving key projects managing the full cycle, overseeing the end-to-end design and implementation of innovative new products tailored to the needs of diverse clients.

This role is best suited for a candidate looking for variety as no contract is the same!

Your Role as a Design Engineer Will Include:

• Engage in a variety of electrical design tasks, including drafting design proposals, detailed schematics, calculations, validation testing, and preparing technical specifications.


• Take ownership of projects, seeing them through from the initial concept stage, through rigorous testing, and ultimately into the manufacturing phase.


• Collaborate with customer engineering teams to fully understand and meet their technical requirements.


• Work as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team, coordinating closely with Mechanical Design Engineers and Production Engineers to ensure seamless integration across projects.


• Produce prototype products and assemblies, liaising with relevant internal and external departments to meet performance requirements and deadlines

You Will Need to Have:

• A background in electrical or electronic engineering, experienced in managing electrical design and development projects for manufacturing environments.


• Minimum of 3-5 years' experience in an engineering role within a relevant industry


• Good knowledge and working experience of cable assembly, wire harnessing, electro-mechanical assembly is a must


• CAD knowledge and experience 2D/3D (Solid Edge / Solid Works / AutoCAD / Harnware / Catia)

Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, project management, electrical design, product development, manufacturing environment experience, cable assembly, wire harnessing, electro-mechanical assembly, CAD proficiency, Solid Edge, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Harnware, Catia, prototype development, technical specifications, multidisciplinary teamwork, customer collaboration, validation testing.