Senior Engineer, Product Design Engineering in Leeds

Senior Design Engineer Employment Type: Full Time | Permanent Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent industry experience Design the Next Generation of Industrial Valve Technology An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Valve Design Engineer to join a well-established and growing engineering manufacturer with an excellent reputation for designing and delivering high-performance valve solutions for global industrial markets. This is an opportunity to influence innovative engineering solutions from concept through to manufacture, testing, and commercial delivery. If you enjoy solving complex engineering challenges and want to work on technically demanding projects in a collaborative environment, we'd like to hear from you. As a Senior Valve Design Engineer, you will lead the design and development of bespoke and standard valve products for demanding applications across sectors including energy, water, industrial process, and specialist engineering. You'll work closely with manufacturing, quality, procurement, and project teams to ensure designs are practical, compliant, and deliver exceptional performance throughout the product lifecycle. Lead the concept, design, development and validation of new valve products. Drive continuous improvement of existing valve designs to enhance performance, reliability and manufacturability. Support manufacturing teams throughout production, assembly and testing to ensure successful product delivery. Review customer specifications and translate technical requirements into practical engineering solutions. Perform engineering calculations including stress, deflection, pressure containment and mechanical integrity assessments. Develop engineering documentation including drawings, Bills of Materials (BOMs), risk assessments, design reports and manufacturing instructions. Support valve testing, commissioning, troubleshooting and product validation activities. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time and to specification. Review engineering work to ensure compliance with relevant industry standards and internal quality requirements. Manage multiple engineering projects simultaneously while maintaining high technical standards. We're looking for an experienced engineer with a passion for mechanical design and product development. A degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline (or equivalent industry experience). At least 5 years' experience in valve design or a closely related engineering field. Strong knowledge of industrial valve design, operation and applications. A thorough understanding of manufacturing processes including machining, casting, fabrication, assembly and testing. Experience preparing Installation, Operation and Maintenance (IOM) documentation. Competence using CAD software, preferably SolidWorks and/or AutoCAD. Knowledge of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) would be advantageous.