Mechanical Design Engineer

Mechanical Design Engineer | Robotics & Autonomous Systems

Read on to fully understand what this job requires in terms of skills and experience If you are a good match, make an application.

Location: Birmingham

Salary: up to £45K

Full time | Permanent

Design hardware that operates where failure isn’t an option

Are you a Mechanical Design Engineer working on drones, UAVs, robotics or advanced electromechanical products — and starting to feel boxed in by incremental upgrades or overly siloed roles?

This is an opportunity to take full ownership of real, mission‑critical hardware, from concept through to manufacture, in a fast‑moving engineering team building autonomous inspection systems for extreme environments.

What You’ll Be Working On

You’ll be designing field‑deployable robotic hardware that must survive:

- Harsh weather and corrosive environments
- Confined, high‑risk industrial spaces
- High consequence failure scenarios

Your role spans the entire product lifecycle:

- Concept design, prototyping and validation
- Detailed mechanical design and DFM-ready drawings
- BOM / CBOM ownership and engineering change control
- Close collaboration with electronics and software engineers

This is a hands‑on, high‑impact role — your designs won’t sit on a shelf.

This Role Is Ideal For Engineers With Experience In:

- Drones / UAVs / robotics / autonomous systems
- Lightweight structures and complex assemblies
- Electromechanical products with tight tolerances
- Designing for reliability, serviceability and manufacture
- Products that leave the lab and go into the real world

What You’ll Bring

- 2+ years’ experience in a mechanical engineering role
- Strong SolidWorks capability
- Proven xwzovoh mechanical design experience on physical products (portfolio required)
- Good DFM discipline and documentation practices
- Experience owning BOMs and engineering changes
- Enough electronics/software awareness to design intelligently alongside other disciplines

Nice To Have (Not Essential)

- Taking products from R&D into manufacture
- Experience with harsh environments (IP ratings, corrosion, impact)
- Background in aerospace, defence, energy or advanced robotics
- Cable management, tethered systems or deployable mechanisms