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Specialist design engineering recruitment

Innovation begins with design.

Our engineering team specialises in sourcing design engineers across industries such as defence, marine, manufacturing, and MedTech for permanent and contract roles. We focus on professionals with hands-on expertise in CAD modelling, 3D design, finite element analysis (FEA), mechanical tolerance design, and prototype development. Whether your projects involve marine hull structures, defence equipment, automated production machinery, or precision medical devices, we connect you with engineers capable of translating concepts into functional, manufacturable solutions.

We work with engineers experienced in tools such as SolidWorks, CATIA, Siemens NX, AutoCAD, and ANSYS, as well as simulation and stress analysis software. Our candidates understand industry standards including ISO 9001, ASME, and ISO 13485, giving confidence that their designs meet regulatory and operational expectations.

Each search is tailored to your team, project complexity, and technical requirements. By engaging closely with hiring managers, we identify engineers whose practical design knowledge, software proficiency, and understanding of sector-specific constraints ensure your projects stay on track and deliver results.

Design engineer job vacancies

Apply online now or upload your CV to discover new job opportunities. We always welcome applications from those with experience in Solidworks, Inventor, Catia, SolidEdge, AutoCAD, Creo and Siemens NX.

Murray McIntosh

Contract

Cyber Security Engineer

£35-£50 per hourDerby

* Sound understanding of cyber software measures (encryption key management, CAN message authentication, hardware implementations like HSM, etc) * Requirements capture - Threat analysis Attack Tree, TARA, Cyber Goals and Cyber requirements etc * Lead in identifying suitable cyber measures and approving proposed solutions * Reviewing component validation plans and organising resources to support * Generate test plan and deliver validation penetration and fuzz testing

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Chris Nelson

Murray McIntosh

Permanent

Field Engineer

£38,000-£42,000 per annumBerkshire

The role is field-based, covering the South and M4 corridor, and would suit someone based around Reading, Basingstoke, Newbury or Farnborough. You'll be installing, commissioning and maintaining water treatment equipment on customer sites, carrying out planned maintenance and fault-finding, and working closely with clients and contractors on live sites.

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Murray McIntosh

Contract

Senior Electronics Engineer

£65-£75 per hour

Experience required: * Electronic design & engineering experience * Altium experience (preferred others considered) * Excellent PCB design, layout and schematic capture experience * Knowledge of SIL preferred. * Power electronics experience preferred * Analogue & Digital design experience * Understanding of embedded software would be an advantage * Previous marine/defence experience (advantageous not a necessity)

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Murray McIntosh

Contract

Mechanical Design Engineer

£47-£57 per hour

Murray McIntosh is recruiting for a Mechanical Design Engineer to work for a client on a contract basis as detailed below: We required candidates that hold current SC clearance for this role. Experience required: - Solidworks CAD & PLM experience - Previous mechanical design experience - Ability to carry out drawing updates; carrying out detailed design, tolerance studies (including GD&T) and generation of manufacturing data packs - Previous experience working to BS8888

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Murray McIntosh

Contract

Electrical Technician

£30-£39 per hourDidcot

Murray McIntosh are currently seeking an Electrical Technician to work for a client of ours on a contract basis as detailed below: Responsibilities: * Control panel building * Panel wiring to IPC standards * Rack building and wiring * Cable pulling * Prototype wiring * Adding connectors to cables * Working to diagrams and schematics * 18th edition electrical would be preferred

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Chris Nelson

Murray McIntosh

Permanent

Safety Engineer

£55,000-£65,000 per annumTaunton

Responsibilities and skills: * Previous experience in a similar role * Experience of producing Safety Management Plans and Safety Case documentation * Experience of Conducting Risk identification and Hazard assessments * Previous experience in Creating and maintenance of hazard logs maintenance, evidence gathering and requirements validation * Previous experience in defence would be ideal * Ideally be trained to Ship Safety Management Organisation (SSMO) level or equivalent

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