Job Description

Design Engineer

Location: Rotherham
Department: Technical
Reporting to: Technical Manager

The Opportunity

Elevation Recruitment are supporting a long-established engineering business in Rotherham as they look to strengthen their Technical team with a Design Engineer. This role sits right at the heart of project delivery, turning customer requirements into accurate, manufacturable designs and ensuring everything stacks up technically from first sketch to final hand-over.

If you enjoy detailed design work, producing precise drawings, and seeing your work progress smoothly through the shop floor, this is very much in your wheelhouse.

What You’ll Be Doing

A mix of hands-on design, project support, and technical problem-solving:

• Take customer specifications and turn them into detailed design concepts, drawings, and supporting engineering documentation.
• Produce accurate CAD models and technical drawings for bespoke engineered components and system packages.
• Lead the detailed design of equipment assemblies, including associated instrumentation, valves, pressure vessels, pumps, motors and supporting hardware.
• Ensure all designs meet relevant customer, project and international standards.
• Support bids, tenders and proposals with clear technical input and accurate design-based costing.
• Work closely with Sales, Procurement, Manufacturing and other engineering functions to ensure designs are practical, buildable and commercially viable.
• Carry out design reviews, risk assessments and technical validation throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior designers and engineers.
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects, new product ideas and development of design tools/processes.
• Offer high-level support for internal teams and customers, including investigation and resolution of technical issues.

What You’ll Need

Qualifications – Essential

• HNC/HND (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering

Desirable:

• Degree-level qualification in a relevant engineering field

Skills & Knowledge – Essential

• Strong attention to detail — particularly in drafting and technical accuracy
• Confident producing clear technical drawings and documentation
• Experience in precision engineering and producing drawings to tight tolerances
• Organised, able to manage deadlines and juggle multiple projects
• Comfortable working both independently and within a team
• Solid grasp of engineering terminology and core principles
• IT literate and confident with engineering software/tools

Desirable:

• Familiarity with rotating or process equipment

Experience – Essential

• Demonstrable grounding in engineering principles
• Experience working within a high-performing technical or project-led environment

Desirable:

• 8+ years’ relevant industry experience
• Previous experience in engineered systems, process-related equipment, or similar technical environments

Character & Approach

• Customer-focused with a genuine interest in delivering the right technical solution
• Positive, supportive and open to improvement
• Accountable, reliable and willing to follow procedures
• Adaptable — able to handle change and shifting priorities
• Methodical with a natural eye for detail

For more information, please contact Steve Barnett or Jack Heffren at Elevation Recruitment Group.