Mechanical Design Engineer
Harlow, Essex
£55,000
Shape a flagship product from concept to production.
Engineering Permanent
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Design Engineer jobs in Essex
Live design engineer roles in Essex, with East of England salary benchmarks.
33 live roles in Essex
Senior Tooling Design Engineer
Essex
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As a Senior Lead Tooling Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the design and development of tools, fixtures, and equipment used in…
Remote Engineering Full-time
4 days ago Apply on WhatJobs
Principal Mechanical Design Engineer
Essex
up to £60k salary
In this role you will lead the mechanical design of advanced products within a high‑tech R&D division.
Engineering
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Design Engineer - Aviation / Building Services
Essex
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In this role you will support the development and delivery of Building Services designs for aviation projects, aligning with client requirements…
Engineering
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Smoke Ventilation Design Engineer
Essex
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As a Smoke Ventilation Design Engineer, you will design and estimate mechanical and natural smoke ventilation for residential and mixed-use schemes…
Engineering
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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Essex
£70,000 inc Car Allowance
In this role you will lead mechanical design activities within a building services team in Chelmsford.
Engineering
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Mechanical Design Engineer
Essex
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Adecco are recruiting on behalf of a leading specialist engineering manufacturer based on the outskirts of Braintree.
Engineering Permanent
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Design Engineer
Mile End, Essex
£35,000–£38,000
A manufacturing client located in Clacton-On-Sea are currently recruiting for a Design Engineer to join their growing team.
Manufacturing & Production Permanent
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Senior Electronic Design Engineer
Mile End, Essex
£55,000–£65,000 with generous benefits
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Electronic Design Engineer to join a dynamic engineering team working on a variety of…
Hybrid Engineering Permanent
4 days ago Apply on WhatJobs
Electrical Design Engineer
Colchester, Essex
£50000 - £57000/annum
Are you looking a Electrical Design Engineer role based in Colchester, Essex working for a global leading engineering business? If so, my client is…
Engineering Full-time Permanent
2 days ago Apply now
Mechanical Design Engineer
Basildon, Essex
£55,000
Engineering Full-time Permanent
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Electro-Mechanical Design Engineer
Essex
£45,000–£75,000
To design and develop high-quality electro-mechanical solutions for low voltage power distribution systems, including sheet metal enclosures and…
Engineering
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Electro-Mechanical Design Engineer for LV Power Systems
Essex
£45,000–£75,000
Lawson Fuses in the United Kingdom seeks an Electro‑Mechanical Design Engineer to design and develop high‑quality LV power distribution solutions.
Engineering
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Mechanical Design Engineer (Electrical Distribution Systems)
Essex
£55,000–£65,000
Please Note : All Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without the need for VISA sponsorship now or in the future.
Engineering
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Electro-Mechanical Design Engineer, LV Power Distribution
Essex
£55,000–£65,000
Zenovo are seeking an experienced Electro-Mechanical Design Engineer to join their Design & Development team in Harlow, Essex.
Engineering
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Senior Electrical Design Engineer
Essex
£83,000–£111,000
Our client is a respected Building Services Design and Build company with a strong pipeline of commercial and retail projects across Essex and the…
Engineering
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Electrical Design Engineer – Industrial & Prototyping
Essex
£55,000–£75,000
Evera Recruitment Ltd is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer to contribute to the development of electrical and electro–mechanical systems used in…
Engineering
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Electrical Design Engineer
Essex
£55,000–£75,000
The Electrical Design Engineer will contribute to the development of sophisticated electrical and electro–mechanical systems used within advanced…
Engineering
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Senior Software Design Engineer
Essex
£65,000–£90,000
Are you an experienced Embedded Software Engineer with strong C programming and real-time systems experience?
Hybrid IT & Technology Permanent
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Design Engineer
Braintree, Essex
£50000 - £60000/annum
The Opportunity We are recruiting a Design Engineer to support a major airport infrastructure and transformation programme. You'll contribute to the…
Construction Full-time Permanent
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Mechanical Design Engineer
Basildon, Essex
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Basildon Salary - Negotiable DOE Monday - Friday days - Site based Your new role: Based in South Essex, you will be joining a well-known…
Engineering Full-time Permanent
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Design Engineer (AutoCAD/ Solidworks)
Colchester, Essex
£40000 - £50000/annum Training + Work Life + Culture
Design Engineer (M&E/ MEP) £40,000 - £50,000 + Further Industry Training + Technical Qualifications + Excellent Pension + Healthcare Payment Plan +…
Engineering Full-time Permanent
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Mechanical Design Engineer
Laindon, Essex
£35000 - £55000/annum
Mechanical Design Engineer Location: Basildon, Essex Salary: £35,000 – £55,000 per annum (DOE) Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time Working Pattern…
Engineering Full-time Permanent
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Mechanical Design Engineer
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
£35000 - £40000/annum Life Insurance, Gym Membership
Our client is a well-established, privately owned electronics manufacturer with a global customer base and an international presence. They design…
Engineering Full-time Permanent
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Mechanical Design Engineer (Electrical Distribution Systems)
Harlow, Essex
£55000 - £65000/annum Up to £65,000 + Bonus & Benefits (De
Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer (Electrical Distribution Systems) Location: Harlow, Essex (On-Site Working) Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 + Bonus…
Engineering Full-time Permanent
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Design Engineer
Essex
£40000 - £50000/annum
Design Engineer Modular Essex £40,000 - £50,000 Full Time, Permanent We are working with a growing specialist in modular healthcare facilities…
Engineering Full-time Permanent
3 weeks ago Apply now
Intermediate Electrical Design Engineer
CB10, Great Chesterford, Essex
£40000 - £55000/annum Hybrid Working & Excellent Benefits
Intermediate Electrical Design Engineer - Building Services Design Nr Saffron Walden, South Cambridgeshire/ Essex Borders - Hybrid & Flexible…
Hybrid Construction Full-time Permanent
3 weeks ago Apply now
Intermediate Mechanical Design Engineer
Essex
£30000 - £40000/annum Hybrid, Flexibility, Growth, Progres
Intermediate Mechanical Design Engineer Location: Essex |Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 |Job Type: Full-time | Permanent Overview A well-established…
Hybrid Management & Consultancy Full-time Permanent
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CAD Design Engineer – Composite Building Products
CO1, Lexden, Essex
£35000 - £38000/annum
CAD Design Engineer – Composite Building Products Job Title: Design Engineer – Composite Building Products Job reference Number: (phone number…
Construction Full-time Permanent
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Mechanical Design Engineer
Braintree, Essex
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Mechanical Design Engineer Outskirts of Braintree | Full-Time | Permanent Adecco are recruiting on behalf of a leading specialist engineering…
Engineering Full-time Permanent
4 weeks ago Apply now
Design Engineer hiring in Essex: the numbers
- 33 live design engineer roles in Essex right now.
- Median advertised salary for design engineer roles in Essex: £60,000; the middle half of adverts pay £55,000 to £64,000 (from 14 current adverts that state an annual salary).
- Advertisers with the most recent openings: Evera Recruitment Ltd (2), Lawson Fuses (2), Zenovo (2), Adecco (1), Ashbys Consulting (1).
- Newest advert posted 4 November 2026.
Counted from the adverts on this board, refreshed hourly. Advertised pay is what employers state, not a market survey.
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Design Engineer salary in East of England
£49,000 – £57,500 (indicative · midpoint £52,500)
How this figure was built. Based on 5 live advertised salaries for this role and region. That is below the 20 we require before publishing 25th/75th percentiles, so this cell shows a median only.
Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.
Market view. Sector and toolchain drive pay: special-purpose machinery, defence and energy design roles pay above general fabrication drawing-office work. Chartership (CEng via IMechE or IET) and ownership of designs from concept through validation are the strongest levers.
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