Mechanical Design Engineer


Company:	Hunter Selection Limited
Salary:	£52,000 to £62,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Dursley, GL11 1XX
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	9 Oct 2026
Closing date:	8 Nov 2026

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Summary

Dursley

Monday to Friday

£52,000-£62,000

Are you an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer ready to take ownership of technically challenging projects within the Aviation industry? This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing engineering business, working across structural airframe and propulsion programmes while developing innovative design solutions from initial concept through to manufacture. You will gain broad technical exposure, collaborate directly with customers and suppliers, and the opportunity to work on Legacy aircrafts!

What You'll Be Doing:

Take a key role across established structural airframe and propulsion design programmes

Develop complete engineering solutions and guide them through internal review and approval

Ensure designs meet relevant technical standards, customer requirements and certification criteria

Create high-quality 3D CAD models and fully detailed manufacturing drawings

Collaborate closely with customers, suppliers and multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver successful outcomes

What You'll Bring:

A qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering or a related discipline

A proven background in engineering design, with ownership of project-level technical delivery

Strong 3D CAD capability using Siemens NX, Creo, CATIA, Inventor or a comparable platform

The confidence to provide technical leadership, coaching and constructive design oversight

Strong analytical skills and a structured, evidence-led approach to problem-solving

An understanding of relevant regulatory and certification requirements

Sound commercial judgement and an appreciation of wider business priorities

Why Join?

Competitive salary of £52,000-£62,000

20 days' annual leave plus bank holidays

Company sick pay

Free on-site parking

Varied, technically engaging work across aerospace design programmes

Real scope to influence projects, mentor others and grow with an expanding business

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If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

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