Application / Design Engineer (Seals) – Nottingham

South Nottingham NG11 | Hybrid, 2 days in the office | Permanent | Up to £57k DOE + bonus

Lead the design proposal from the first customer call to the approved drawing. Then see the failed parts come back and work out why.

A global precision engineering business needs an Application Engineer / Design Engineer at its site in Nottingham. It makes seals and sealing components from polymers and elastomers. Customers and the sales team come to you when a seal has to work in a hard application. Polymer, plastics or elastomer experience helps, but a strong mechanical design background is the main thing.

What you’ll do

• Lead design proposals for customers, and say plainly where their needs and the company’s capability don’t match

• Recommend materials for each application, using material data such as Tg, density and modulus

• Run design analysis on components and assemblies, using 3D CAD and FEA (finite element analysis) where needed

• Set the testing and qualification methods, and approve drawings for production

• Investigate returned seals and components to find the mode of failure, then advise on design changes

• Check the work of less experienced engineers and technicians, and mentor them

• Visit customers and present at industry forums

What you need

• 6+ years as a design engineer or application engineer, or in a similar engineering role

• A BSc in engineering or a related technical field

• 3D CAD experience, ideally SolidWorks

• FEA knowledge, Lean Six Sigma and material testing experience are a plus

What you get

• You approve the design proposals and drawings you lead.

• You see how your seals perform in the field, through failure analysis on returned product.

• You direct and mentor less experienced engineers and technicians.

• You present to customers, industry forums and technical societies.

• Annual bonus, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, and an on-site gym

Good to know: the Application / Design Engineer role is hybrid, with Tuesday and Wednesday in the office at Ruddington. Expect 10–20% travel for customer and industry meetings.

Interested? Apply here, send your CV, or message me with a few lines on your background. Or ring me for a confidential chat first.