Imperial Recruitment Group are delighted to announce that we are working on behalf of an industry leading manufacturer to recruit a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer on a permanent basis. LOCATION: Teesside SALARY: Competitive + free onsite gym! LENGTH OF CONTRACT: Permanent ROLE SUMMARY: The Senior Design Engineer reports directly to the Head of Engineering and is a design engineer with significant experience who displays leadership skills and or significant technical skill. The senior engineer can lead product development activities for a range of products and complexities and independently solve significant technical problems. They will deliver product designs according to a design specification that are feasible, commercially viable and meets legislative requirements. The Senior Design Engineer mentors more junior engineers within the engineering team. They supervise engineers (within their project) ensuring that design activities are completed according to project deadlines. The role requires significant leadership, technical ability and project engineering skills. DUTIES ARE BUT NOT LIMITED TO: Design and develop new products and systems. Lead and supervise engineers within a project. Create, maintain, check, and approve 3D and 2D data. Provide mentoring to junior engineers. Be a key engineering contact for technical expertise. Ensure that product developments meet industry and legislative requirements. Perform research and benchmarking on competitor products and pr