Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Machine Design | Precision Engineering | Global Industrial Equipment Portsmouth (Hybrid) Are you an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer who thrives on designing real machinery, not just systems on paper? This is an opportunity to join a globally active engineering business where you will design specialist industrial equipment used in demanding environments worldwide, from shipyards to power plants. If you enjoy working on mechanisms, moving parts and fully functioning machines, this role will put your skills to the test. What You Will Be Designing You will be designing machines and mechanical systems that move, cut, drive and perform in heavy industrial markets. Your work will include: Mechanical assemblies and complex machinery Gearboxes, drive systems and power transmission Linkages, slides and precision mechanisms Clamping, fixturing, and structural frames Equipment designed for portable, real-world industrial use You will take ownership from concept through to build and real-world application. What We Are Looking For We are specifically seeking engineers with true machine design experience . You will have: Experience designing mechanical machinery or special purpose equipment Strong knowledge of: Assemblies and mechanisms Gear systems / rotating equipment Structural components under load Proven ability to take designs from concept to manufacture CAD experience (SolidWorks, Inventor or similar) A practical mindset-comfortable solving real engineering problems Ideal background: Special purpose machinery Machine tools / industrial equipment Portable or modular machinery Heavy engineering or capital equipment Why Join? This is more than just a design role-it's a chance to work on engineering that matters . End-to-end ownership - see your designs built and used in the field Technical challenge - solve real problems in demanding environments Global impact - equipment used across international industries Hands-on involvement - testing, validation, and real-world application Collaborative culture - work with experienced engineers in a practical environment Career progression - growing business with opportunities to develop Ready to Apply? If you are a mechanical design engineer who enjoys building machines-not just designing systems, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to find out more about this confidential opportunity. At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions. We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Defence Equipment, Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy. Our commitment: Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at Morgan Ryder Associates are critical to our success as DE&I positive company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic. Please note that calls to and from the offices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored or recorded. This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, record business transactions and for training purposes. TPBN1_UKTJ
