Mechanical Design Engineer Location: SwindonSalary: £40K - £55k DOEContract: Full-time, PermanentHours: Monday - Thursday 8am - 4:30pm and Friday 8am - 1pm A rare opportunity has opened for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join a specialist engineering team at a genuinely exciting point in its growth. This position is ideal for an ambitious graduate or early-career engineer who wants to develop into a pivotal technical role and contribute to cutting-edge remote handling and robotic tooling solutions. You''ll be working on complex mechanical systems, bespoke mechanisms, and innovative tooling for remote operations - including robot/manipulator tooling used in highly regulated environments. The role blends concept design, detailed engineering, prototyping, and hands-on testing, offering a unique chance to help shape world-leading products within a respected supplier to the nuclear decommissioning sector. Roles and Responsibilities: Designing complex mechanical systems, mechanisms, and special-purpose machinery Developing robotic/manipulator tooling from concept through to prototype and test Producing 3D CAD models and drawings (preferably using Autodesk Inventor and Vault) Applying GDandT to BS8888:2020 standards Performing mechanical calculations and analysis to support design decisions Creating designs suitable for machining, welding, and 3D-printed manufacture Working within structured New Product Development processes Presenting technical topics clearly to varied ..... full job details .....