Job Description

Mechanical Design Engineer — 12-month FTC
Swansea | £38,000–£40,000 per annum | Predominantly onsite

Vargo is recruiting a Mechanical Design Engineer for an FMCG business in Swansea. This full-time, 12-month fixed-term role provides maternity cover and combines mechanical design with hands-on prototyping, testing and product improvement.

You’ll work on components and assemblies from concept through validation and production, with a focus on cost reduction, alternative materials and improving performance and reliability. Responsibilities include 3D CAD, technical drawings and tolerancing, prototype testing, test-data analysis, root-cause investigations and design for manufacture and assembly.

We’re looking for:
• At least two years’ relevant industrial mechanical or product design experience.
• Strong 3D CAD skills; SolidWorks preferred.
• Knowledge of plastic injection moulding.
• Design verification/validation, testing and reporting experience.
• A degree or similar qualification in mechanical engineering or a design discipline.

Broader manufacturing knowledge and FEA experience would be beneficial. The role is predominantly onsite in Swansea, including laboratory work, with a half-day Friday balanced by longer days Monday to Thursday.

Interview process: initial Teams interview, then face-to-face.

Send your CV to Chris Chugg at chris.chugg@vargogroup.co.uk, quoting vacancy 40032.

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