Design Engineer

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Job information

  • Location: Thame, Oxfordshire
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Working arrangement: Office based
  • Salary: £43000 - £48000 per annum + + Training + Benefits
  • Published: 11 August 2026

Design Engineer (SOLIDWORKS)

£40,000 – £50,000 + Training + Progression + Early Finish Friday + Company Benefits

Thame

Are you a Product Design Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer, Electrical Design Engineer, or similar with SolidWorks experience, looking to join a specialist company offering product training, progression, and a Monday to Friday role with an early finish on Fridays?

On offer is the opportunity to join an established specialist business designing and supplying isolators for the medical and pharmaceutical industries. You will receive training on the company’s products while working closely with the workshop to produce, review, and update designs for manufacture.

In this varied role, you will create and amend SolidWorks designs, produce manufacturing drawings, review existing designs, and support the development of specialist isolator equipment. You will liaise closely with workshop teams to ensure designs are practical, accurate, and suitable for manufacture, while supporting improvements to products and production processes.

This role would suit a Design Engineer with SolidWorks experience and a mechanical or electrical background who is looking for a stable Monday to Friday role, product training, and the chance to develop within a specialist manufacturing environment.

The Role:
* Producing, reviewing, and updating SolidWorks designs for manufacture
* Working closely with the workshop on specialist medical and pharmaceutical isolator equipment
* Monday – Friday role with an early finish on Fridays

The Person:
* Product Design Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer, Electrical Design Engineer, or similar
* SolidWorks experience with mechanical or electrical knowledge
* Commutable to Thame

Reference:BBBH26750A

Keywords: Design Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer, Electrical Design Engineer, CAD Design Engineer, SolidWorks, CAD Technician, Product Design, Manufacturing Drawings, Design for Manufacture, DFM, Isolators, Medical Equipment, Pharmaceutical Equipment, Cleanroom, Controlled Environment, Workshop, Manufacturing, Engineering, Thame, Oxford, Aylesbury, High Wycombe, Bicester, Didcot, Abingdon, Princes Risborough.

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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.

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