Mechanical Design Engineer Permanent (37.5 hours) Competitive Salary plus benefits Nelson BB9 - Hybrid Passionate about precision, innovation, and pushing boundaries?
Join Detectronic and turn concepts into durable, high-performing designs that support ground breaking technology.
At Detectronic, we specialize in creating world-class solutions for monitoring and managing water and wastewater systems.
We're seeking a talented and detail-oriented Mechanical Design Engineer to join our team.
In this role, you will design, develop, and prototype custom electronic enclosures to support our cutting-edge products.
You will work closely with cross-functional teams-including electronic, mechanical, and manufacturing teams-to ensure enclosures meet functional, thermal, and aesthetic requirements, while maintaining design for manufacturability and cost-efficiency.
What you will be doing: Design 3D models of electronic enclosures using CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, Creo, or AutoCAD).
Perform structural analysis, thermal simulations, and stress analysis to ensure design integrity.
Collaborate with stakeholders to define enclosure requirements, including size, materials, port accessibility, and environmental factors (e.g., IP rating).
Produce detailed technical drawings and design documentation for prototypes and final products.
Select materials and finishes, ensuring they meet compliance (e.g., UL, RoHS) and environmental standards.
Collaborate with suppliers and manufacturers to create tooling for injection moulding, sheet metal fabrication, or 3D printing.
Lead design reviews and ensure design changes are captured in accordance with change control processes.
Support testing and validation activities, such as drop tests, vibration, and EMI shielding performance.
Address and resolve design-related issues during development, manufacturing, and testing phases.
What you'll need to bring: Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Industrial Design, another related field or equivalent.
Relevant experience in electronic enclosure design for consumer electronics, industrial equipment, or IoT devices.
Proficiency in CAD software (SolidWorks, Creo, or equivalent).
Strong understanding of DFM (Design for Manufacturing) and DFA (Design for Assembly).
Experience with plastic injection moulding, die-casting, sheet metal design, and machining processes.
Knowledge of thermal management, EMI shielding, and IP-rated enclosure requirements.
Familiarity with relevant industry standards (e.g., UL, IEC, RoHS, REACH).
Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams What we can offer you: Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay and leave Company pension Life assurance scheme (x4 salary) Medicare Cash Plan (includes cash payments towards dental, medical, therapeutic treatments) with the option to add up to 4 dependants Refer a friend scheme Employee assistance programme (access to GP appointments and mental health support) Competitive annual leave plus bank holidays Training and career progression opportunities Please be aware that Detectronic are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this opportunity.
About us: Detectronic is a UK specialist in Wastewater Network monitoring, providing the most cost effective and technologically advanced flow and level monitoring systems in use today, enabling customers across the water sector to prevent pollutions through the provision of asset intelligence. Detectronic designs and manufactures its own range of patented products and provides data management services through its dedicated data centre.
It does this via the installation, repair and maintenance of its product lines which include a range of flow and level monitoring devices. Detectronic is an Adler & Allan group company.
From its headquarters in Colne, Burnley, Detectronic now serves a significant proportion of the UK's water industry and has thousands of asset installations at various stages within the asset lifecycle across the UK.
The businesses reach continues to expand, and the senior leadership team have exciting growth plans for domestic and international markets.
Adler and Allan are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion in our workplace.
We proudly embrace equal opportunities for all applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. If you require any support with your application, whatever the circumstance, please let us know.