Senior Design Engineer

Job description

Senior Design Engineer

Derby – 4 or 5 days per week in the office, potentially 1 day per week from home

Inside IR35 or permanent staff role

Nuclear sector – open to experience from other highly regulated sectors

A Senior Design Engineer is required to work for a large Nuclear company based in Derby on either an inside IR35 contract basis or a permanent staff basis.

This role will be ideal for a candidate with experience in either the Nuclear sector or other highly regulated sectors such as Aerospace/ Defence

Flexibility will be provided with the software experience

Your Missions:

• Design components to customer spec
• Create models and drawings with CAD
• As the Senior Design Engineer, you will research new ideas and methods
• Improve products and processes
• Modify designs for requirements
• Ensure safety compliance
• Find creative solutions
• As the Senior Design Engineer, you will support junior team members
• Present designs to customers

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Senior Design Engineer or similar role
• As the Senior Design Engineer, you will have the ability to work with the Mechanical Engineering Team to realize ideas
• Understanding of safety legislation
• As the Senior Design Engineer, you will have a high degree of knowledge around Design for Manufacture
• Familiarity with 3D CAD systems (Siemens NX or similar) for model and drawing creation
• Familiarity with PLM systems (Teamcentre or similar)
• As the Senior Design Engineer, you will have a professional qualification in an engineering related field

First Recruitment Group are committed to finding the right candidates for our clients, and the right companies for our candidates to work for. We’re passionate about putting people first, and take pride in being able to offer an all-round service for candidates and clients with our payroll solution, Primis, and workforce management solution, Operam.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Derby

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

21-08-2026

Profession type

Design / Fashion

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English