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Mechanical Design EngineerReed • Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Mechanical Design Engineer

Mechanical Design Engineer

Reed • Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
21 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Permanent
Job description

Mechanical Design Engineer | Robotics & Autonomous Systems

Location: Birmingham

Salary: up to £43K

Full time | Permanent

Design hardware that operates where failure isn’t an option

Are you a Mechanical Design Engineer working on drones, UAVs, robotics or advanced electromechanical products — and starting to feel boxed in by incremental upgrades or overly siloed roles?

This is an opportunity to take full ownership of real, mission-critical hardware, from concept through to manufacture, in a fast-moving engineering team building autonomous inspection systems for extreme environments.

What You’ll Be Working On

You’ll be designing field-deployable robotic hardware that must survive:

  • Harsh weather and corrosive environments
  • Confined, high-risk industrial spaces
  • High consequence failure scenarios

Your role spans the entire product lifecycle:

  • Concept design, prototyping and validation
  • Detailed mechanical design and DFM-ready drawings
  • BOM / CBOM ownership and engineering change control
  • Close collaboration with electronics and software engineers

This is a hands-on, high-impact role — your designs won’t sit on a shelf.

This Role Is Ideal For Engineers With Experience In:

  • Drones / UAVs / robotics / autonomous systems
  • Lightweight structures and complex assemblies
  • Electromechanical products with tight tolerances
  • Designing for reliability, serviceability and manufacture
  • Products that leave the lab and go into the real world

What You’ll Bring

  • 4+ years’ experience in a mechanical engineering role
  • Strong SolidWorks capability
  • Proven mechanical design experience on physical products (portfolio required)
  • Good DFM discipline and documentation practices
  • Experience owning BOMs and engineering changes
  • Enough electronics/software awareness to design intelligently alongside other disciplines

Nice To Have (Not Essential)

  • Taking products from R&D into manufacture
  • Experience with harsh environments (IP ratings, corrosion, impact)
  • Background in aerospace, defence, energy or advanced robotics
  • Cable management, tethered systems or deployable mechanisms
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