Mechanical Design Engineer – Defence

Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Job Type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Morson Edge is recruiting for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join an established defence engineering business in Huddersfield.

This is an opportunity to work on technically challenging mechanical engineering projects, designing high-integrity gearboxes, geared transmission systems and associated components for demanding defence applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop mechanical transmission systems, gearboxes and precision-engineered components.

• Produce detailed 2D and 3D CAD models, manufacturing drawings and assembly documentation.

• Develop new designs and adapt existing products for specialist applications.

• Design supporting equipment, including couplings, lubrication systems and gearbox test equipment.

• Interpret technical specifications, engineering standards and geometric tolerances.

• Produce bills of materials, technical documentation and engineering change records.

• Collaborate with manufacturing, production engineering, supply chain and analysis teams.

• Support design reviews, DFMEA, PFMEA and continuous improvement activities.

Skills & Experience

• Mechanical design engineering experience within a precision engineering, heavy engineering or similar environment.

• Strong 3D CAD capability, ideally using Solid Edge.

• Experience producing detailed component and assembly drawings.

• Good understanding of ma